Broadly speaking, board-to-board connectors are manufactured in the following types:

1. Pin Header, also known as the male head:

2. Raised row of Pin Header, also called double row of pin header, or stacked row of pin header

3. Female sockets, also known as female sockets, sockets

4. Extra plastic busbar, or extra high female sockets

5. Boxed Pin Header, (Boxed Male Header)

6. Bullhorn, snap-on male head