Glossary of Terms:

1/4-inch plug

A 1/4-inch male connector commonly used with electronic musical instruments and professional audio equipment; A mono 1/4-inch plug uses two conductors (tip/sleeve), and a stereo 1/4-inch plug uses three conductors (tip/ring/sleeve).

Source: Yamaha

Also refered as:   TRS   TS   mono plug   phone plug   stereo plug

Related terms:   1/4-inch jack   XLR connector   balanced   headphones   input   mono   output   unbalanced