ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Universal charger

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes you play with different toys that have different kinds of batteries? Like some toys need big round batteries and others need long skinny batteries?

Well, sometimes grown-ups have the same problem with their phones and other devices - they need different kinds of chargers to charge up their battery. And that can be really annoying because you might have to carry around lots of different chargers and make sure you don't lose any.

So some really smart people came up with the idea of a universal charger. It's like a magic charger that can charge up lots of different kinds of batteries and devices, so you don't have to worry about having the right charger for each one.

Basically, the universal charger has different tips or adapters that can fit into different types of charging ports on different devices. So you just plug in the right adapter for your device and it can charge up your battery.

It's like having a bunch of different keys for different locks, except all the keys fit on the same keyring. And that makes it a lot easier to keep everything charged up and working properly.

Isn't that cool?
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