A Guide to Common Automation Terms

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ZIF connector (Zero-Insertion-Force connector)
A connector for which male and female contacts do not initially touch each other while the connector halves are being engaged. Instead, the halves are physically positioned together, and then a turn of an actuating cam arrangement mates all the contacts at once.