gender mender
<hardware> (Or "gender bender", "gender blender", "sex changer", and even
"homosexual adaptor") 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 EIA-232C specification and the distinction between DTE and
DCE. Used especially for EIA-232C parts in either the original D-25 or the IBM
PC's D-9 connector.
There appears to be some confusion as to whether a "male homosexual adaptor" has
pins on both sides (is doubly male) or sockets on both sides (connects two
males).
[Jargon File]
(1995-04-16)
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