The difference between connectors, terminals, connector assembly

Understand the difference between "connector", "terminal" and "connector assembly". This article is enough. If you haven't read a similar article before, don't miss it now.
Some practitioners in the initial connector industry can't distinguish the concept difference between "connector", "terminal" and "connector assembly", the difference in attribution range, and the difference in practical application... Konnra Electronics--The solution provider of cnnectors to give you a detailed introduction to the differences between the three:
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First, distinguish the concept difference between "connector", "terminal" and "connector assembly"
1 connector, is a component that electronic engineering technicians often touch. Domestically referred to as connectors, plugs and sockets. Generally refers to electrical connectors. That is, a device that connects two active devices to transmit current or signals.
2 Connector is a kind of positioning connector for connecting electronic circuits. It is composed of two parts, namely, the plug-in, and the connector. In general, it can be completely separated. The same place of the switch and the connector lies in the contact state through the contact pair. The change, the purpose of the conversion of the connected circuit, and the essential difference is that the plug is only inserted and removed, the switch can realize the conversion of the circuit on its body, and the connector can not achieve the conversion on the body. There is a fixed correspondence between the contact pairs of the connectors. Therefore, the connectors can also be called connectors.
3 terminal blocks, which are an accessory product for electrical connection, are industrially divided into connectors. The terminal block is used to facilitate the connection of the wire. It is actually a piece of metal that is sealed inside the insulating plastic. There are holes at both ends to insert the wire. The terminal blocks can be divided into WUK terminal blocks, European terminal blocks series, and plug-in terminal blocks. 
Second, distinguish the "connector", "terminal", "connector assembly" from the scope of attribution
1 "connector = connector assembly" is the first major category, the terminal is just a difference between a connector and a connector in the "connector" category? The connector is a wire-to-wire connection; the connector is a wire and a board The connection to the box. People in real life often blur the same thing.
The 2 terminal is part of the connector. The connector is a general term. In fact, the connectors we usually use usually include two parts: the plastic case and the terminal. Housing is mostly plastic, plays a protective role, terminal is a metal, which acts as a conduction.
3 In the electrical and electrical fields: connectors, connectors, connector assembly are the same product. It is a common understanding that the male and female heads can be quickly connected by hand or by twisting without tools. Terminals, commonly understood, are the kind of things that need to be connected together by tools, such as screwdrivers and cold-pressing pliers, which are generally used for power input and output.
Third, distinguish the "connector", "terminal", "connector assembly" practical application
The electrical connector is referred to as a connector, also called a connector assembly, and is a subdivision of electronic components, mainly used for the connection between circuits and circuits. In industrial production, the line connection can be said to be ubiquitous, so the range of use of the connector is of course very extensive, and it is applied in various industries.
The connector is divided into many categories, such as a rectangular connector, a circular connector, a stepped connector, etc., and the terminal block is a type of connector, generally belonging to a rectangular connector. The terminal block is also used in a single range, and is generally used in the field of electronic and electrical, and is used for connecting internal and external wiring of PCB circuit boards, printed boards and power distribution cabinets.
The use of terminal blocks is increasing and the variety is increasing. At present, in addition to PCB board terminals, there are also hardware terminals, nut terminals, spring terminals, etc. In the power industry, there are special terminal blocks, terminal boxes, all of which are terminal blocks, single-layer, double-layer , current, voltage, normal, breakable, etc.
In general, the "connector", "terminal" and "connector assembly" are different application expressions belonging to the same concept, and are commonly referred to according to different practical applications.
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