ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Tip ring sleeve

Okay kiddo, you know how some things have more than one part that you use? Like your toy car with wheels and a body? Well, some things that make sounds work the same way. Tip ring sleeve is a way to talk about those different parts that make a sound work.

The tip is like the part of a pencil you write with, it's the very end of something. In this case, it's the end of a plug that goes into something else. Sometimes you might see a plug with two tips, and that's because it can do two different things!

The ring is the part in the middle of the plug, and it helps the plug stay in place so it doesn't fall out easily. It's like the part on your finger that helps your ring stay on, so you don't lose it.

And finally, the sleeve is the outside part of the plug that covers everything else up. It's like the outside of a banana that you peel off to get to the yummy inside!

So when we talk about tip ring sleeve, we're just talking about the different parts of a plug and how they work together to make sounds come out of something. Pretty cool, huh?
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