Although technically incorrect I thing the RJ45 name has become
generalized just as "Kleenex" and "Xerox" has. Those were trademarks
but other words have undergone similar generalizations.
Doug
Fred Townsend wrote:
> History is replete with many examples of connector misnaming:
> DB9 for DA9
> Centronics for Ampenol 'Blue Ribbon'
> IBM Printer for DB25
> and elsewhere on airplanes
> black boxes for orange boxes
> or even
> hacker for criminal
> phone or fone for voice radio
>
> Fred Townsend
>
> Joe Randolph wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2006, Daniel Roman wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to take this opportunity to point out the misuse of the "RJ-45"
>>> name when really what is meant is an 8-position modular jack. RJ-45
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