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    No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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    Wall wart or power brick.

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      No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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      Wall block

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      • rmuk@feddit.ukR [email protected]

        If the transformer is in the same housing at the plug with a separate cable (as shown): wall wart.

        If the DC cable is attached, it's a charger.

        If it's housed in its own case, it's a power brick.

        If there's no transformer it's a power lead, unless it's rated for over 10A, then it's a power cable.

        Dongles are peripherals that are housed in the same casing as the host connector. Anyone who thinks they can power a device with a dongle is a dangerous sociopath.

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        There's plenty of dongles that have passthru power. At what point it becomes a dock though I'm not sure.

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          No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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          Firestarter

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            No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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            Wall wart, but nobody knows what the fuck I’m talking about. “charger plug” is what those anround me expect to hear. So, that’s what I call them.

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              Wall wart, but nobody knows what the fuck I’m talking about. “charger plug” is what those anround me expect to hear. So, that’s what I call them.

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              I also use "wall wart". I also don't know anyone else who calls them that.

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                No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                Charging (or charger) blocks, or just "chargers".

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                • callyral@pawb.socialC [email protected]

                  Charging (or charger) blocks, or just "chargers".

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                  Phone block

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                  • hurlingdurling@lemmy.worldH [email protected]

                    I have a 2D

                    The D is for you babe...

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                    "You're still flat? I told you if you can't get 3D, we're done!"

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                      No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                      usb charger / usb wall plug / usb power adapter

                      drop the 'usb' when the context makes it obvious

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                        No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                        Everything you said was except for dongle. I absolutely would not accept that in my household.

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                          I also use "wall wart". I also don't know anyone else who calls them that.

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                          I call them wall warts!

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                          • S [email protected]

                            No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                            LEGOs older brother.

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                            • S [email protected]

                              No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                              bloc de charge (charging block) in french, charging brick in english

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                                No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                                wall warts

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                                • S [email protected]

                                  No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                                  When it is a product that I don't know what the general term is, I look it up on Wikipedia. Usually, the different names for the item are discussed right there in the introduction and often have pictures.

                                  If I am not satisfied with that result, then I find the product on a shopping website, and see what it is called there or what category it is in. In order to sell it, customers have to find it, which is why this is an effective tactic.

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                                  • S [email protected]

                                    No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                                    transformer (short for power transformer)

                                    I think that's actually one of the official german words for it (Transformator - transformer), alongside Ladegerät - charging device, or Netzteil - grid part.

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                                    • S [email protected]

                                      No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                                      Wow I’m the only one that called them “cubes” like “do you have a usb cube?” Or “do you have a usb-c cube?”

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                                      • rmuk@feddit.ukR [email protected]

                                        If the transformer is in the same housing at the plug with a separate cable (as shown): wall wart.

                                        If the DC cable is attached, it's a charger.

                                        If it's housed in its own case, it's a power brick.

                                        If there's no transformer it's a power lead, unless it's rated for over 10A, then it's a power cable.

                                        Dongles are peripherals that are housed in the same casing as the host connector. Anyone who thinks they can power a device with a dongle is a dangerous sociopath.

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                                        If it's housed in its own case, it's a power brick.

                                        This is a line lump, the alternative to the wall wart. Both were slang terms, it just sounds like only one of them stuck around.

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                                        • S [email protected]

                                          No seriously, I always get blank stares when I ask people, I've called them wall chargers or power bricks, my friend called them plug chargers, my fiancee calls them dongles. What do you call these around your house, like when you're asking someone if they've seen any (______)'s

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                                          I don't know, but now I'm calling them wall warts because this community corrupts us, lol.

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