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1. Y Cable or Adapter:A cable used to split a signal into two parts or combine two signals into one. The term, Y Cable is used because the cable has the appearance of the letter Y, where there are two parts joined into one, or one split into two, depending upon the purpose. Y Cables are common throughout audio as a simple and straightforward way to accomplish these two tasks.
Submitted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 8:51:38 PM

2. Y-Adapter
Any type of connection that splits a signal into two parts. An example would be a connector with one male RCA jack on one end, and two female RCA jacks on the other end.
Submitted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:51:38 PM

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