microphone jack

noun

UK /ˈmaɪ.krə.fəʊn dʒæk/

US /ˈmaɪ.krə.foʊn dʒæk/

A small hole on a device where you plug in a microphone.

She plugged her microphone into the microphone jack on the computer.

SYNONYMS

mic input microphone socket audio input mic port microphone connector

RELATED WORDS

microphone headphone jack audio cable plug socket

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The connector on a microphone cable that fits into a socket.

The microphone jack was bent, so the cable would not stay in.

3. A socket on an amplifier or mixer for connecting a microphone.

Plug the singer's mic into channel one's microphone jack.

4. An input port on a camera or recorder for an external microphone.

The camera's microphone jack lets you record better sound.