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Phono

 

Also known as the RCA connector (as they invented it!). By far the most commonly used audio connector in the world today. Used for every sort of analogue input and output, these usually come in colour-coded pairs (usually red for right and black or white for left). Also used for composite-video (coded yellow) and coaxial digital audio cables. "Coaxial" means the signal carrier and its shield are aligned along the same axis (generally a signal wire runs down the middle of a cylindrical shield). First used to connect early electronic record players to radios and still sometimes called "phone jacks." (somewhat confusingly since the 1/4-inch-Jack also adopted that term historically!)