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An electricity distribution device that turns one AC wall outlet into several. Power strips may or may not include surge suppression circuits, and many strips leave room for the myriad power adapters that accompany products. See power distribution unit, power adapter and surge suppression.
Many power strips leave room for one or more "wall warts;" slang for the power adapter blocks that come with many electronics products.
Even power saving mode uses electricity. Attached to a motion sensor (bottom), this Watt Stopper has two regular outlets and six that turn off when you leave the room. The computer can stay on, while lights, monitor and printer are shut off. (Image courtesy of Legrand Companies, www.wattstopper.com)
Power strips are widely used in equipment racks to distribute power to all the devices. Sophisticated units turn devices on and off (see
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