electric receptacle vs wall plug

electric receptacle and wall plug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electric receptacle	Yes	No	No	No
wall plug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electric receptacle and wall plug are synonyms defined as:

electric receptacle and wall plug: receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices

Other synonyms of electric receptacle include electric outlet, electrical outlet, outlet, wall socket.

electric receptacle (noun)	wall plug (noun)
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices	receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices