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Coupler vs Connector - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between coupler and connector

is that coupler is someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages while connector is one who connects.

coupler

English

(wikipedia coupler)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
  • Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
  • (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
  • A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
  • An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
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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.