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DIN connector facts for kids

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Standard 7 pin mini-DIN connectors, male and female
7-pin mini-DIN plug and connector

A DIN connector is a type of round electronic connector. It is named for the Deutsches Institut für Normung, the German national standards regulator. DIN plugs can be used in audio systems and MIDI connections.The Mini-DIN connector is similar but smaller. Before USB connectors, keyboards and mice used mini-DIN connectors.

Images for kids

  • Cherry-Schneider-MF2-5-Pin-DIN-Connector

    Five-pin male 180° DIN connector from a 1988 Schneider MF2 keyboard by Cherry

  • Розетка ОНЦ-ВГ-4-5

    Circular connectors

  • 5pin180dinplug

    Five-pin male 180° DIN connector from the keyboard of an original IBM PC. Note the unusually thick shielding skirt.

  • Eight-pin DIN connector

    Eight-pin DIN connector for a Tandy 1000 keyboard

  • Speaker din male and female

    Speaker DIN line socket (left) and plug (right)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Conector DIN para niños

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