Why is there a sexual connotation when referring to some electrical connections?

[jtvang125]

Take for example RCA cables. The jack with the connector in the middle is considered as the male connector. The jack with the hole is the female connector. Male is inserted into female.

???

 

[antyler]

It was the best, most logical, explanation, at the time the names were given.

 

[spidey07]

If you can't figure out why, I don't know what to think.

And if you think that is funny, when the connectors are connected they are mated.

 

[theGlove]

engineers are lonely, they need some excitement

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: theGlove
engineers are lonely, they need some excitement

Yea, most of us don't get any, so we channel our loneliness into naming stuff in male/female pairs.

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: theGlove
engineers are lonely, they need some excitement

Yea, most of us don't get any, so we channel our loneliness into naming stuff in male/female pairs.

lol :beer:

 

[Howard]

You're stupid.

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: theGlove
engineers are lonely, they need some excitement

Sex can wait!

 

[erikistired]

because people are stupid and can't figure out simple things and need their hands held.

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: Howard
You're stupid.

I was going to come up with a witty reply, but this response eclipses anything I could ever possibly come up with.

 

[Gibsons]

Nobody's made an AC/DC joke yet?

 

[Kadarin]

We won't even talk about the sexual connotations in the IDE "master" and "slave" configurations...

 

[Auric]

Congratulations on your sixth birthday!

P.S. don't believe your uncle when he tells you the proper terms are "dude in front" and "dude in back".

 

[silverpig]

It's a throwback to the industrial revolution when factories employed very uneducated peasants. They didn't know multi-syllable words like protrusion, receptacle, etc, so simple words they would understand were used. The male part goes into the female part.

Actually, this is where we get our swear words from. Penis, vagina, intercourse... all multi-syllable words used by the educated. Cock, wise and beautiful woman, fuck, all single syllable words used in every day life by the peasants, and given a negative connotation by the educated so they could distance themselves from the poor.

It's also the same reason why this tool used on a lathe, is called a dog.

 

[Sluggo]

Who doesn't giggle when they hear someone say "nipple" when they are in the plumbing aisle?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Howard
You're stupid.

You are the master of concise put downs

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: antyler
It was the best, most logical, explanation, at the time the names were given.

It is still the best and most logical system of classifying things. Who cares? Why is this even an issue to begin with?

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: DanFungus

Originally posted by: theGlove
engineers are lonely, they need some excitement

Sex can wait!

:thumbsup:

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: antyler
It was the best, most logical, explanation, at the time the names were given.

It is still the best and most logical system of classifying things. Who cares? Why is this even an issue to begin with?

A better question would be: Can anyone think of a better naming system\analogy? I can't.

The current standard accurately describes the interactions.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...enterthread=y&arctab=y

 

[biggestmuff]

tee hee. anallog. Get it?

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
tee hee. anallog. Get it?

This thread just got dumber.

 

[FeuerFrei]

More of the sexy plug action you crave.

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You might have seen these before.

 

[bladder23]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
tee hee. anallog. Get it?

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[IEC]

It's called male and female because it's language the lowest common denominator can understand...