Device Definition Reference Table | ||
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| Device | Definition | Example | |
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| Equipment | A multidiscipline item which is connected through connectors. For example, a pump or a battery. |  |
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| Backshell | An item assembled at the back of a connector to fix and orient the branches. |  |
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| Shell | An item used to assemble and protect one or more connectors. |  |
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| Mounting equipment | An item used to assemble and support one or more equipments. For example, a rack or an electrical panel. |  In context: | |
| Filler plug | An item that seals an unused cavity. Generally used on connectors. | ||
| Contact | An item inserted within a cavity which is used to crimp conductors. |  In context: | |
| Connector | An item that provides an electrical interface between equipments, wiring harnesses, or cabling networks. | - | |
| Connector subtypes | Single insert connector | A connector which can be a receptacle or a plug. |  |
| Splice | A connector that connects conductors together. |  In context: | |
| Stud | A screw-type terminal in which the conductor is clamped under a nut. |  | |
| Terminal strip | An assembly of studs. |  | |
| Terminal block | An assembly of several connecting devices. | ||
| Multi insert connector | A connector with several inserts. | - | |
