Why is an outlet called and "outlet", when the purpose is to plug things in to them?

Question

Why is an outlet called and "outlet", when the purpose is to plug things in to them?

Answer 1

It is where current flows out to your appliances. It's just that simple.

Answer 2

it is where the electricity comes out

Answer 3

I dunno, why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

Answer 4

It's an "outlet" for the electricity, if it where an "inlet" then the electricity would go in, and our whole world would shutdown.

Answer 5

Why do we say "Hot water heater"?

We don't need to heat hot water.

Answer 6

Who knows why we began calling them "outlets".

The proper name for them is "recepticle" for receiving a wired device ie. a lamp.