"Y-jack" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Y-jacks [plural]
Etymology: From its shape, like a capital Y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Y-jack (plural Y-jacks)
  1. A splitter; a device used to split a single jack into two. Synonyms: Y-splitter

Inflected forms

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