| Definitions of 'gender mender' |
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1. gender mender
[common] A cable connector shell with either two male or two female
connectors on it, used to correct the mismatches that result when some
loser didn't understand the RS232C specification and
the distinction between DTE and DCE. Used esp. for RS-232C parts in
either the original D-25 or the IBM PC's bogus D-9 format. Also called
gender bender, gender blender, sex
changer, and even homosexual
adapter; however, there appears to be some confusion as to
whether a male homosexual adapter has
pins on both sides (is doubly male) or sockets on both sides (connects two
males).
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