Male Pins vs Female Receptacles

Male (Pin): Protruding pins that insert into female contacts
Female (Socket): Receptacle contacts that accept male pins
None: Used for non-standard or genderless connectors

Connector gender in Splice refers explicitly to the type of electrical contacts:

In the Splice interface, connector gender affects the visual representation with distinct insets for each view:

Male pins are denoted by dark circles with white text:

Male pins with dark circles and white text

Female receptacles are denoted by outlined white circles with dark text:

Female receptacles with outlined circles and dark text