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Conduit vs Connector - What's the difference?

conduit | connector |

As a verb conduit

is .

As a noun connector is

one who connects.

conduit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pipe or channel for conveying water etc.
  • A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
  • A means by which something is transmitted.
  • (finance) An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets.

    • Derived terms

    * conduit bender

    Anagrams

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    connector

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who connects.
  • * 2008 , Duncan Brown, Nicky Hayes, Influencer Marketing (page 38)
    • There are only a few genuine social connectors . True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps.
  • A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
  • A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) .
  • (computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
  • (computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.