Amazon Basics multi-shielded USB 2.0 A-male to A-female high-speed extension cable with gold-plated connectors for optimal signal clarity 3 m/9.8 Feet, Black

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It was announced in 2019 that USB 3 would not remain the latest standard for much longer, as products supporting USB 4 (officially written as USB4) began to launch in mid-2020. Unlike Type-A and Type-B connectors, female USB-C ports can accept a male USB-C plug inserted either way up, as the terminals at both port and plug are completely symmetrical. Often referred to as “male”, as they plug into a “female” port, it is important to understand that there are two elements of USB standard to consider; the physical connector shape and the underlying protocol (speed). Peripheral Connectivity: USB cables are used to connect various peripheral devices to a computer, such as printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, game controllers, webcams, and external monitors. USB cables, or Universal Serial Bus cables, are widely used for connecting various electronic devices to each other or to a computer.

A USB connector is the socket, port, or jack into which the plug end of a USB cable or USB-powered device is inserted. This makes them ideal for rapid data offloading, as well as for fast charging of high-end modern peripherals via cable. USB Type A connectors have backward capability; extending the number of ports that can be connected. Consisting of a type of cable and connector, many electronic devices will have a USB connection available, including in vehicles and modern workstation power systems.

If both connectors are USB Type-A, it would be a USB Type-A cable (or a USB male-to-male of cable or, simply, a USB cable).

The upper corners of the square USB Type-B connector (and its corresponding USB-B plugs) are slightly angled.

Today, you will find USB connections in almost all types of electronics and communications hardware, from laptops and mobile phones to printers, microphones and headphones, and even cars. The upcoming USB4 standard, officially announced in 2019, relies on a differently shaped USB Type-C port. They can only be inserted one way around, as the terminal block inside a Type-A connector is slightly off-centre. Even so, a more compact 4-pin model is still used by several manufacturers, and by makers of some leading brand digital cameras. Whereas the USB connector pinout on other models will be the same for all connectors of that type, there exists both a 5-pin and a 4-pin version of USB Mini-b sockets.