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A wall's tiny mouth that powers everything yet kills with shocking efficiency.
means A point of release or exit — whether a socket that supplies electrical power, a stream draining a lake, a store that sells goods, or any channel for letting something out.
from A plain English compound of 'out' + 'let,' built the same way as 'inlet.' Here 'let' carries its old sense of 'allow to pass' (as in 'let out'), so an outlet is literally a place where something is let out — water, energy, emotion, or merchandise. The word goes back to Middle English; the electrical sense is a much later borrowing, arriving with household wiring around the early 20th century, while the retail 'outlet store' sense is newer still.
- face shape
- Slots designed to look surprised, and they are
- voltage
- Standard US outlet delivers 120 volts continuously
- prong logic
- Wider slot is neutral, smaller is hot
- global chaos
- Over a dozen incompatible plug types worldwide
- hidden ground
- Round third hole quietly prevents your death
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woodbury common — outlet center in central valley, new york, 50 miles north of manhattan
nike factory store — outlet retailer selling directly at discounted prices across multiple locations