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4 LawrenceDoliveiro 1 Short for __International Electrotechnical Commission__, an international standards body. Responsible for standards such as the socket on the back of your PC or on your power adapter where you plug in the mains lead. According to [Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Electrotechnical_Commission], their standards have numbers in the range 60000–79999.
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3 __IEC320__
4 LawrenceDoliveiro 4 The specification for the mains-power sockets on the back of PCs and other electrical and electronic equipment, and the corresponding plug. The same standard is used worldwide, unlike for wall sockets. Commonly known as a “kettle lead”.
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4 LawrenceDoliveiro 6 Short for IEC 60320, according to [Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector].
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8 __IEC958__
4 LawrenceDoliveiro 9 another name for S/PDIF. This is the optical connector on your sound card or your PC’s onboard sound hardware.
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11 Short for IEC 60958, according to [Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iec958].
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