a hardware device placed between two cable connectors of the

A small adapter that changes the gender of a connector. The adapter will have the same gender on both sides. For example: If you have a female ended cable that needs to connect to a female device you will use a Male Gender Changer to convert/couple the two female connections

n. A device for joining two connectors that are either both male (having pins) or both female (having sockets). Also called gender bender.