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Qop Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the common name for these things?

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So for American English, do people normally call this a socket? or wall socket? or something else?

The second one is, say, when you talk to some one on the phone, sometimes the connection is not good and you will hear some "static". So is "static" the right word here?

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Top answer

It would usually be called an (electric/electrical) outlet . The one in the picture appears to be a 20 amp duplex outlet with two USB ports.

— Blue Jay

  • It would usually be called an (electric/electrical) outlet .
  • The one in the picture appears to be a 20 amp duplex outlet with two USB ports.
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It would usually be called an (electric/electrical) outlet. The one in the picture appears to be a 20 amp duplex outlet with two USB ports.
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Yes, static is correct.
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Blue JayYes, static is correct.
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