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Newer page: version 4 Last edited on Monday, June 1, 2009 6:50:43 pm by LawrenceDoliveiro
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-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. In which case, how do you explain  
+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. 
  
 __IEC320__ 
- 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”. 
+ 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”. 
  
- Short for IEC 60320, according to [Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector]. 
+ Short for IEC 60320, according to [Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_connector]. 
  
 __IEC958__ 
- another name for S/PDIF, as near as I can tell . This is the optical connector on your sound card or your PC’s onboard sound hardware. 
+ 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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+ Short for IEC 60958, according to [Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iec958]
  
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