the.com/connector
the unsung hero standing between every device and total, useless isolation
means A person, object, or piece of hardware that joins two things together so they can communicate, attach, or work as one.
from From the Latin verb 'connectere' — 'con-' (together) plus 'nectere' (to bind or tie), the same knotting root behind 'nexus' and 'annex.' English took 'connect' in the 17th century and later added the '-or' suffix marking 'the thing that does it,' so a connector is, quite literally, 'the binder-together.'
- USB-C
- Reversible by design after decades of plug-flipping rage
- Etymology
- From Latin nectere, to bind or tie
- Failure point
- Most electronics die at connections, not chips
- Gold plating
- Used to resist corrosion, not to flex
- Standards war
- Over 100 USB connector types have existed
for instance
panama canal — connects atlantic and pacific oceans, completed 1914, handles 5% of global trade
golden gate bridge — connects san francisco and marin county, opened 1937, 1.7 miles long