Pinout

<p>In <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a>, a pinout (sometimes written "pin-out") is a cross-reference between the contacts, or <i>pins</i>, of an <a href="/facts/Electrical_connector/rJh0cHs6">electrical connector</a> or <a href="/facts/Electronic_component/F3NBVv4Q">electronic component</a>, and their functions. "Pinout" now supersedes the term "basing diagram" which was the standard terminology used by the manufacturers of <a href="/facts/Vacuum_tube/VHd1BNLq">vacuum tubes</a> and the <a href="/facts/Radio_Manufacturers_Association/CIxRjt05">Radio Manufacturers Association</a> (RMA). The RMA started its standardization in 1934, collecting and correlating tube data for registration at what was to become the <a href="/facts/Electronic_Industries_Alliance/CIxRjt05">Electronic Industries Alliance</a> (EIA), which now has many sectors reporting to it and sets what is known as <a href="/facts/EIA_standards/m1BKUCvB">EIA standards</a> where all registered pinouts and <a href="/facts/Registered_Jack/FJIzzlpD">registered jacks</a> can be found.
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