Receptacle may refer to:
Biology
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Receptacle (botany)
In botany, the receptacle refers to vegetative tissues near the end of reproductive stems that are situated below or encase the reproductive organs.
Angiosperms
In angiosperms, the receptacle or torus (an older term is thalamus, as in Thalamif ...
, a plant anatomical part
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Seminal receptacle
Female sperm storage is a biological process and often a type of sexual selection in which sperm cells transferred to a female during mating are temporarily retained within a specific part of the reproductive tract before the oocyte, or egg, is fe ...
, a sperm storage site in some insects
Electrical engineering
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Automobile auxiliary power outlet
An automobile auxiliary power outlet (also known as car cigarette lighter or auxiliary power outlet) in an automobile was initially designed to power an electrically heated cigarette lighter,LifeWire.com article''“From Car Cigarette Lighte ...
, formerly known as ''cigarette lighter receptacle'', a type of DC power outlet
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Duplex receptacle
NEMA connectors are power plugs and sockets used for AC mains electricity in North America and other countries that use the standards set by the US National Electrical Manufacturers Association. NEMA wiring devices are made in current rating ...
, a part of a NEMA connector (a type of mains electricity connection)
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Electric receptacle
AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically operated device, often via a cable. A socket (also known as a receptacle or outlet) is fi ...
, a type of AC power outlet
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female connector
In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each half of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally designated as male or female, a distinction referred to as its gender. The female connector is generally a receptacle ...
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jack
Jack may refer to:
Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, incl ...
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electrical connector
Components of an electrical circuit are electrically connected if an electric current can run between them through an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is an electromechanical device used to create an electrical connection between ...
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Other uses
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Waste receptacle
A waste container, also known as a dustbin, rubbish bin, trash can, garbage can, wastepaper basket, and wastebasket, among other names, is a type of container intended to store waste that is usually made out of metal or plastic. The words "r ...
, a container for temporarily storing waste
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Cigarette receptacle, a container for extinguishing and disposal of cigarette waste
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Dumpster (receptacle), a type of mobile garbage bin
See also
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Container (disambiguation)
A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and shipping.
Container may also refer to:
Computing
* Container (abstract data type)
In computer science, a container is a Class (computer science ...
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Receiver (disambiguation)
Receiver or receive may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums
* ''Receiver'' (album), the second and final album of the band Farmer Not So John, released in 1998
* ''Receivers'' (album), the fourth full-length release from Part ...
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Enclosure (disambiguation)
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