In modern European cultures, a person with an anatomically complete penis and testicles. In ancient cultures, a man had to be able to use his genitals for procreation to be considered male, so men turned off by and impotent with women were not included in the male category.

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation; "a male infant"; "a male holly tree"

Any part, such as a bolt, designed to fit into another (female) part. External threads are male.

A male is the stud and eyelet portion of a snap fastener closure. The stud engages the socket (female) to form the complete closure.

Audio hardware items that are plugged into jacks or female plugs. See ''female''.

When applied to an embossing pattern that is engraved into the surface of an embossing roller or plate, "male" means that the pattern is composed of elements that are raised up from a flat background, like mesas in a desert. A female pattern is composed of elements that are recessed into a flat background, like potholes in pavement. However, many patterns are too complex to be described overall either as male or as female. These terms, male and female, work better when applied to a single embossing element.

Universal reference to insertion-type connectors; the receiving end is known as the Female end. Click

characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports"

One of the two physical sexes. Normally based on the primary sex characteristic of having a penis (see Primary Sex Characteristics).