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Receptacle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

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a container that is used to put or keep things in

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enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Receptacles
possessive
Receptacle's
pluralpossessive
Receptacles'