What is this thing called?

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Published on 2011-02-04T14:49:03Z Indexed on 2011/02/04 15:27 UTC
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(Original title: "WTF is this thing called?")

I have a couple of networking components in my rack that take giant AC adapters ("power bricks") that don't fit neatly into my rackmount PDU.

I have one "thingy" that is shown below, and I need to buy a few more. But I have no idea what I'm searching for because I don't know what the "thingy" is called.

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