plug socket

Japanese: plug socket(英語表記)plugsocket
plug socket

…The Japanese colloquial name for an outlet, plug receptacle, or plug socket. It is said that the English word concentric plug, which was introduced during the Meiji period, became an abbreviation for konkon. …

*Some terminology that mentions "plug socket" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アウトレットoutlet,プラグレセプタクルplug receptacle,またはプラグソケットplug socketの日本における俗称。明治のころ入ってきた英語で,concentric plugと呼ばれていたものを略称してコンセントと呼ぶようになったという。…

※「plug socket」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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