[common] 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 RS232C specification and the
distinction between DTE and DCE. Used esp. for RS-232C parts in
either the original D-25 or the IBM PC's bogus D-9 format. Also
called gender bender, gender blender, sex changer, and even
homosexual adapter; however, there appears to be some confusion as to
whether a male homosexual adapter has pins on both sides (is doubly
male) or sockets on both sides (connects two males).
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {sex changer}]