"power brick" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-power brick.ogg [Australia] Forms: power bricks [plural]
Etymology: From its size and shape, similar to a brick. Head templates: {{en-noun}} power brick (plural power bricks)
  1. (electronics, slang) A power supply for an electronic device which is similar in size, shape, and weight of a brick, which plugs into the device using a cord, and to the main supply by another cord. Wikipedia link: power brick Tags: slang Categories (topical): Electronics Hypernyms: power adapter, power adaptor, power supply Coordinate_terms: wall wart

Inflected forms

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