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• In biology, it refers to one half of a heterogamous reproduction system, where the female is the other half. The male sex comprises those organisms that produce sperm cells (which is defined as the smaller gamete). Male and female designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not limited to animals.
• In the social sciences, it may refer to the male gender role to which men in most human cultures are expected to conform. See the main article on Man for more information about male humans.
• In linguistics, it refers to the masculine grammatical genderIn linguistics, grammatical genders also called noun classes are classes of nouns reflected in the behavior of associated words; every noun must belong to one of the classes and there should be very few which belong to several classes at once. Source of d used in many languageAs with any complex, emergent concept, language is somewhat resistant to definition; however, most would agree that language is a system of communication or reasoning using representation along with metaphor and some manner of logical grammar. Many languas.
• In hardwareHardware is equipment such as fasteners, keys, locks, hinges, wire, chains, plumbing supples, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts, especially when they are made of metal. In the United States, hardware has been traditionally sold in " hardware stor and electronicsElectronics is the study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. The pure study of such devices is considered as a bra, a male connector is a component, such as a plugA plug is: a device which is designed to stop a fluid from flowing through a hole. a mains power plug or other type of electrical connector that mates with a socket or jack, in particular used with electrical or electronic equipment or appliances (See Dom, which is designed to be inserted into a corresponding female component. See Gender of connectors and fastenersIn electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally assigned the designation male or female . The assignment is by direct metaphor with animal genitalia; the part bearing one or more pr and gender changerA gender changer is a hardware device placed between two cable connectors of the same type and gender. An example is a cable connector shell with either two female or two male connectors on it (male-to-male or female-to-female), used to correct the mismat.)

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• Maleness is commonly represented by the symbol ♂.
• The city of MaléMal population 81,600 (2004), is the capital of the Republic of Maldives. The city is located on Male Island in the Male Atoll. A seaplane base and a ship anchorage are located on the island. Male is the center of trade in coconuts, coir, palm mats, copra is the capital of Maldives on Malé Island in the Malé Atoll .