Baseplug

/ˈbeɪsplʌɡ/ noun

An electrical connector or plug that serves as the main power connection for a device or system.

From 'base' (foundation) + 'plug' (Dutch 'plog,' a stopper). A technical term developed with early electrical engineering in the late 1800s.

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