There seems to be a hidden tech language bias involved in discussions about the maintenance USB connection on an Apple TV 4.
Is it true that when someone says "USB A to USB C" what is implied is "USB A (male connector) to USB C (female connector) and when someone says "USB C to USB A)" what is implied is "USB C (male connector) to USB A (female connector)?
That is, the first connection type specified implies a male orientation and the second connection type specified implies a female orientation.
This implication certainly seems to be the case for the type of adaptor cable available in Apple stores worldwide (identified as USB C to USB A) but which are useless for connecting an Apple TV 4 to a MacBook Pro (early 2011).
That said, this does not seem to be the case for Apple's description of Belkin's cable at http://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/HHSP2ZM/A/belkin-20-usb-c-to-usb-a-cable (at $29.00) but does seem to be the case for Belkin's description at http://www.belkin.com/us/F2CU032/p/P-F2CU032/ (at $19.00) which, apparently are the correct cables to use. And in both cases the pictures of the USB C connector have the appearance of male-ness.
I only ask for clarification (not further speculation) because I'm sure I've been asking for the wrong type of cable because of my ignorance regarding USB C.