BNC connector
English
editEtymology
editShort for bayonet Neill–Concelman, after its bayonet mount locking mechanism and its inventors, Paul Neill and Carl Concelman.
Noun
editBNC connector (plural BNC connectors)
- (telecommunications) A connector for a coaxial cable which keeps the central wire from touching the cable's outer shield.
Usage notes
editWhen expanded, the "BNC" is also incorrectly defined as the "British naval connector", "British naval coupling", "bayonet nut connector", "bayonet nut coupling".
Hypernyms
edit- cable connector
- coaxial connector
- connector
- NC connector