connector

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a device or part of a device that makes it possible to connect one piece of electrical equipment to another by allowing contact between wires, electrical components (= parts), etc. :

This charger doesn't have the right connector for my phone.

USB connectors are sometimes referred to as "male" connectors, plugging into a "female" port.

This easy-to-set-up external device connects to the monitor connector of a computer.

an object that connects two pipes, tubes, etc. so that something such as water or gas can flow from one to the other:

We sell connectors for outdoor taps and hosepipes.

Water pipes are linked to the basin by 15mm connectors.