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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Could be, though I've heard people use plug interchangeably.

Connections for data, the female side is usually called a port; for electrical, it's officially called a receptacle, though more commonly called an outlet or sometimes a socket. The male side is always the plug.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

USB has the female side on the cable :)