different between contactor vs connector

English

Etymology

contact +? -or

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?ntækt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?ntækt?/

Noun

contactor (plural contactors)

1. (electrical engineering) A relay used to control an electrical power circuit

Translations

See also

• circuit breaker

Romanian

Etymology

From French contacteur.

Noun

contactor n (plural contactoare)

1. contactor

Declension

Spanish

Noun

contactor m (plural contactores)

1. contactor

English

Etymology

connect +? -or

Noun

connector (plural connectors)

1. One who connects.
   • 2008, Duncan Brown, Nicky Hayes, Influencer Marketing (page 38)

     There are only a few genuine social connectors. True connectors collect people like other collectors collect stamps.

2. A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
3. A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector.
4. (computing) A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
5. (computing) A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
6. (poker) Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.

Translations

Latin

Verb

connector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of connect?