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An Insulation-displacement connector, (IDC) insulation-displacement technology/termination (IDT) or insulation-piercing connector is an electrical connector designed to be connected to the conductor(s) of an insulated wire or cable by a connection process which forces a selectively sharpened blade or blades through the insulation, bypassing the need to strip the wire of insulation before connecting. When properly made, the connector blade cold-welds to the wire, making a highly reliable gas-tight connection.

Modern IDC technology developed after and was influenced by research on wire-wrap and crimp connector technology.  Although originally designed to connect only solid (single-stranded) conductors, IDC technology was eventually extended to multiple-stranded wire as well.

Such connections are usually seen in low-current applications such as telecoms, networking and signal connections between parts of an electronic or computer system.