This is an 8 pin SHS (Straight Connector) also known as RMC (Relimate connector). There is a different colored wire for the male and female header with standard convention. It has a polarized female header with a 2.54mm or 0.1-inch pitch at one end. This 8 pin header wire has an approximate length of 25 cm and works fine for jumping from board to board or just about anything else. It is the widely used connectors extensively in industries and also in projects to connect the power supply, sensors, LCD, etc to your main circuit board. By it, you can also connect two boards. In a relimate connector generally, there is a male connector that is soldered to the PCB &  also a female part consists of crimped wires at one end and the other end can be bare open or can consist of a female part on another end.