"N Cook" wrote in message
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I can never find a translation file for converting commonly used terms for
tools and equipment in the UK for the equivalent term used in the USA ,
or vice versa, often involves trade names.
This is my start - please reply adding others or any possible errors

UK term : USA term

Allen Key : Hex key
Avo (meter) , [old analogue multimeter ] : ?
earth [voltage reference] : ground
enameled copper wire : magnet wire
Gilbows : tinsnips
Hellerman pliers ,(triple prong sleeving expanders) : ?
mains (power) [electricity supply company power feed ] : line (power)
Mole grips : lock jaw pliers, vice grips
plug in power supply : wall wart
spanner : wrench
scope (oscilloscope) : o'scope
screwdriver : driver ?
Stilsons : pipewrench
thou (measurement, 1/1000 of an inch) : mil
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a few more

UK : USA

answerphone : answering machine
billion : million million ( the USA usage has now taken over generally in
the uk of 1 billion = 1000 million)
(the) box, telly : television (set)
flex : electric cord
imperial (measurements ) : inches,feet,yards,miles
metric (measurements) : European
power point : electric socket
Stanley knife : box cutter ?
thousand million : billion ( the USA usage has taken over generally in the
uk of 1 billion = 1000 million)
valve : tube
Vero board : matrix board
video : vcr (machine)
white goods : appliances
wireless : radio

I forget now whether RCA connectors translate to phono or coax connectors
here.
And going the other way,
Do Harwin,QM,SMA,BNC,PL259, "N" , "F" connectors etc make any sense in USA ?

While at it is there any concensus with connector parts and male and female
/ plug and socket.
Does the gender refer to the electrical pin connection parts or the outer
housing parts
when they are not the same gender for each piece?