Who Knew There Were So Many Different Ground Strap Names?

Who knew there were so many different ground strap names?

This can be confusing.

Over the past few years, we started noticing that customers use a variety of names for ground straps.

In particular, various industries or even different parts of the country use a wide array of ground strap names.

Products (and People) with Different Names

It is fascinating how the same items can have such a wide range of names.

Every industry has their own product names based on Slang — Industry Nicknames — Aliases — AKA — Also Known As.

Another example with different terms, depending on where you call home, you might say “You guys” or “Y’all”. If you hail from Pittsburgh, you most likely say “Yinz”.

Before we get into our list of ground strap names, below includes a few fun examples of different product names that we thought fit this exercise:

• Soda vs Pop
• Shoes vs Sneakers
• Sofa vs Couch
• Artificial Flowers vs Fake Flowers
• Alcohol vs Liquor
• Subs vs Hoagie vs Hero (Hope you’re reading this AFTER lunch)

Also, there is a list of eponyms examples:

• Xerox = Photocopy
• Kleenex = Tissue
• Google it = Web search
• Jello = Gelatin
• Q-Tip = Cotton Swab
• Zamboni = Ice Resurface Machine
• Polaroid = Instant pic (The original selfie)

In addition, several famous individuals fit this conversation as well:

• James Bond vs 007
• How about Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
• Would Super Man & Clark Kent fit in here as well?

Lastly, a number of celebrities also go by a different name:

• Katheryn Hudson = Katy Perry
• John Roger Stephens = John Legend
• Onika Tanya Maraj = Nicki Minaj
• Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta = Lady Gaga
• Peter Gene Hernandez = Bruno Mars

There are tons of examples that could be mentioned here. What are some of your favorites?

Ground Strap Names

Back to the subject at hand.

Since ground straps are not front of mind for 99.99999% of the population, the fact that a wide variety of ground strap names makes perfect sense.

Especially since there are so many different uses.

Below includes a list of ground strap names that our team came up with from speaking with various customers (in no particular order):

• Bonding Straps Electrical
• Braided Bonding Strap
• Braided Copper Strap
• Flat Braided Copper Ground Strap
• Braided Earth Strap
• Flat Braided Ground Wire
• Flat Copper Ground Strap
• Ground Strap Wire
• Neutral Bonding Strap
• Ground Straps Flat Braid
• Ground Wire Strap
• Braided Ground Strap
• Braided Ground Strap Wire
• Copper Ground Strap
• Braided Ground Straps
• Braided Ground Wire
• Tinned Copper Braided Ground Strap
• Braided Grounding Strap
• Braided Grounding Straps
• Flat Braided Ground Strap
• Ground Strap
• Ground Strap Cable
• Grounding Straps
• Heavy Duty Ground Straps
• Braided Copper Ground Wire
• Braided Copper Ground Wire
• Ground Wire Strap
• Braided Copper Strap
• Braided Copper Strap
• Earthing Straps
• Braided Ground Strap
• Earth Straps
• Braided Ground Straps
• Electrical Grounding Straps
• Braided Ground Wire
• Braided Ground Wire
• Tinned Copper Braid
• Braided Grounding Strap
• Braided Grounding Straps
• Ground Straps

Do you have any to add?