wall wart n.
A small power-supply brick with integral
male plug, designed to plug directly into a wall outlet; called a
`wart' because when installed on a power strip it tends to block up
at least one more socket than it uses.. These are frequently
associated with modems and other small electronic devices which
would become unacceptably bulky or hot if they had power supplies
on board (there are other reasons as well having to do with the
cost of UL certification).
A small power-supply brick with integral
male plug, designed to plug directly into a wall outlet; called a
`wart' because when installed on a power strip it tends to block up
at least one more socket than it uses.. These are frequently
associated with modems and other small electronic devices which
would become unacceptably bulky or hot if they had power supplies
on board (there are other reasons as well having to do with the
cost of UL certification).
Related:
- Use only fuse or circuit breaker protected electrical power strips
and do not daisy chain power strips.
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power... - It's said that 'power corrupts', but actually it's more true that
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The sane are usually attracted by other things than... - boot v.,n.
[techspeak; from `by one's bootstraps'] To
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This usage is no longer jargon (having passed into... - crippleware: n. 1. Software that has some important functionality
deliberately removed,
so as to entice potential users to pay for a working... - crippleware n.
1. [common] Software that has some important
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[play on `Associated Press';
perhaps inspired by a reference in the 1950 Bugs... - The writing on the wall usually means
there's at least
one small child in the family...
