Editing Electrical connector (section)

===={{Anchor|jack}}Jacks and plugs====
[[File:Jackplug.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.55|Male [[phone connector (audio)|phone plug]]]]
A '''jack''' is a connector that installs on the surface of a bulkhead or enclosure, and mates with its reciprocal, the '''plug'''.<ref name="jack-plug">{{cite web |url=https://www.cosjwt.com/jack-plug-male-female-connectors/ |title=Jack/Plug – Jack, Plug, Male, Female Connectors |website=An Engineer's Review |date=15 July 2009 |access-date=1 July 2019 |last1=Huggins |first1=John S.}}</ref> According to the [[ASME|American Society of Mechanical Engineers]],<ref name="asme-ref">{{cite book | title = Reference Designations for Electrical and Electronics Parts and Equipment: ASME Y14.44-2008 : Section 2.1.5.3 (2) | publisher = ASME, Fairfield, NJ | year = 2008 | url = http://catalog.asme.org/Codes/PrintBook/Y1444_Reference_Designations.cfm | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100313114131/http://catalog.asme.org/Codes/PrintBook/Y1444_Reference_Designations.cfm | archive-date = 2010-03-13 | quote = the stationary (more fixed) connector of a mating pair shall be designated J or X ... The movable (less fixed) connector of a mating pair shall be designated P | access-date = 2012-02-03 }}</ref> the stationary (more fixed) connector of a pair is classified as a ''jack'' (denoted J), usually attached to a piece of equipment as in a chassis-mount or panel-mount connector. The movable (less fixed) connector is classified as a ''plug'' (denoted P),<ref name="asme-ref" /> designed to attach to a wire, cable or removable electrical assembly.<ref name="IEEE and ANSI, New York, NY">{{cite book | title = Graphic Symbols for Electrical and Electronics Diagrams (Including Reference Designation Letters): IEEE-315-1975 (Reaffirmed 1993): Section 22 | publisher = IEEE and ANSI, New York, NY | year = 1993 | url = https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ieee-315-1975}}</ref> This convention is currently defined in ASME Y14.44-2008, which supersedes [[IEEE 200-1975]], which in turn derives from the long-withdrawn MIL-STD-16 (from the 1950s), highlighting the heritage of this connector naming convention.<ref name="jack-plug" /> IEEE 315-1975 works alongside ASME Y14.44-2008 to define jacks and plugs.

The term ''jack'' occurs in several related terms:
* The '''[[registered jack]]''' or '''[[modular connector|modular jack]]''' in RJ11, RJ45 and other similar connectors used for [[telecommunications]] and [[computer network]]ing
* The '''telephone jack''' of manual [[telephone switchboard]]s, which is the socket fitting the original {{convert|1/4|in|mm|2}} [[telephone plug]]
* The {{convert|1/4|in|mm|2}} '''[[Phone connector (audio)|phone jack]]''' common to many electronic applications in various configurations, sometimes referred to as a ''headphone jack''
* The '''[[RCA connector|RCA jack]]''', also known as a ''phono jack'', common to consumer audiovisual electronics
* The '''[[EIAJ connector|EIAJ jack]]''' for consumer appliances requiring a power supply of less than 18.0&nbsp;volts