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I have a few cables which I connect and disconnect to a laptop of mine, always together. I want to force the ends of these cables - the connectors and a bit of slack cable length - to not come apart.

Naturally, I can tie (pairs of) them together, but what I would really like is some piece of hard material which has several cylindrical holes for each of these cables to go through - preferably such that doesn't let the cables detach due to tugging and pulling, only by releasing some latch.

Now, I'm not asking for a recommendation of something to buy. What I'm trying to figure out is what would be the name of such a device - i.e. what do I use as a search key when I look for actual products. (I'm not a native English speaker.)

Sketch of how this might look like (sorry, it's super-ugly):

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PS - I realize I might instead, be able to use something like a USB-C-connected hub, and that is fine and good, but not what I'm asking about.

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Some relevant names based on links to not-quite-what I'm looking for:

  • "cable clip"
  • "cable manager"
  • "cable holder"
  • "cable organizer"

None very exact, but they're useful. Thanks @DavidPostill.

I also found this thing which is kind of close to what I'm looking for:

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... and it's called "Cable Organizer Cord Management Wire Holder Flexible USB Cable Winder Tidy Silicone Clips For Mouse Keyboard Earphone Protector". Hmm.

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    That's standard AliExpess automated translation chaos. But "cable organizer" is probably your best bet for looking for a product like this and if it exists then Chinese stores are the best bet indeed. – Destroy666 Feb 28 '23 at 03:10
  • Be careful, I purchased a similar one(not this one), the double side sticky lasted about 3 weeks, then it fell off the desk in a curl. I have had more success with single cable ones. – Rohit Gupta Mar 02 '23 at 13:17
  • @RohitGupta: Thanks for the heads-up, I'm not counting on those things sticking too well, but if the plastic doesn't break, that's good enough :-) – einpoklum Mar 02 '23 at 15:16