Also called raising plate. Building Trades. a horizontal member built into or laid along the top of a wall to support and distribute the pressure from joists, rafters, etc.
2.
Machinery. a vertical metal plate secured against a wall, as to attach a bracket.
These services support the infrastructure components and resources beginning where the end device connects into a wall plate.
Drops will be installed as home runs from the user wall plate to the communication closet.
Equipped with a concealed mounting bracket that is secured to a concealed wall plate.
Its open wall plate architecture delivers placement flexibility and increased electrical and cable management access.
At the bottom of the wall plate where it meets the slab floor.
It shall be mounted on a brushed stainless steel single gang wall plate.
The mount shall include everything necessary for installation, including brackets and wall plate.
British Dictionary definitions for wall plate
wall plate
noun
1.
a horizontal timber member placed along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists, rafters, etc, and distribute the load
wall plate in Technology
hardware A small rectangular panel, usually made of plastic, fixed to the wall, on which sockets and switches are mounted. These connect to wiring hidden in the wall. Common examples would be electrical mains and telephone sockets. (2009-03-19)