"loose connection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loose connections [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} loose connection (plural loose connections)
  1. a defective or imperfect connection in electric wiring, as in a headphone cable or plug Translations (imperfect connection in electric wiring): kosketushäiriö (Finnish), Wackelkontakt (German), mau contacto [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-loose_connection-en-noun-uDjZ03Pd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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