I'd like to know what is the difference between a jumper wire and a jumper lead; sometime I found that they are synonims, other times I found that a jumper wire is the following:
other times I found that a jumper wire is a male-female wire:
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asked Mar 23, 2022 at 18:18
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3\$\begingroup\$ I don't think the term "jumper" implies the gender of the wire/connector. It depends on your use case. For breadboarding applications it usually means male-male (or bare single core wire). In other cases where you have exposed male headers it could very well mean female-female or a combination of the two. I also don't think there is a difference between a jumper "wire" and jumper "lead". It's just terminology that people use interchangeably. \$\endgroup\$– mooshoomattCommented Mar 23, 2022 at 18:25
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1\$\begingroup\$ Would you care to say with this question might be important to you? \$\endgroup\$– Andy akaCommented Mar 23, 2022 at 18:46
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1\$\begingroup\$ @Andyaka I'd like to know the difference just for curiosity and to be precise when I write some report to avoid misunderstanding. \$\endgroup\$– Gennaro ArguzziCommented Mar 23, 2022 at 18:48
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1\$\begingroup\$ Nobody's going to worry about that realistically. \$\endgroup\$– Andy akaCommented Mar 23, 2022 at 19:07
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3\$\begingroup\$ "Leads" may or may not imply specialized connectors or clips on the end. Something other than just a wire. \$\endgroup\$– DKNguyenCommented Mar 23, 2022 at 19:29
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There are as many "standards" in that regard as there are people using those terms. Such is life.
answered Mar 29, 2022 at 1:18
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