An assembly of one or more insulated conductors, or optical fibers, or a combination of both, within an enveloping jacket. Either a stranded conductor (single-conductor cable) or a combination of conductors insulated from one another (multiple conductor cable). Small sizes are commonly referred to as stranded wire or as cords.
Multiple wires arranged in a common covering of insulating plastic or other materials, used as an electrical conductor.
A conductor composed of a number of wires twisted together.
Any type of wire used to connect computers to networks or peripherals. CAT–5 cable is the type Eastern Shores uses to connect computers to the network.
n: 1. a rope of wire, hemp, or other strong fibers. 2. braided wire used to conduct electricity, often called power cable.
A sheathed group of electrical conductors.
A single wire or group of individual wires in a single sheath.
The wire that carries signals from one device to another.
A collection of bundled wires with a connector on each end. Cables electrically connect a computer to its peripherals. Some cables are flat, called ribbon cables.
An assembly of optical fibers and other material providing mechanical and environmental protection.
Wiring, temporarily rigged, to carry electrical current. Depending on the size of the cable (current carrying capacity), cables are used to supply individual lanterns, whole dimmer racks, or carry signals from a microphone etc.
Assembly of one or more conductors within an enveloping protective sheath, so constructed as to permit the use of conductors separately or in groups.
A flexible steel rope made up of numerous wire strands that are twisted helically together around a core of wire, wire rope, fibre, plastic or other material.
Wire rope used for lines in yarding systems.
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A long piece of equipment that carries electrical signals from one device to another. Usually contains one or more conductors, each with their own insulating jacket, often a metallic shield (either braided or foil) wrapped abound the conductors, and an overall insulating jacket. Ratings and models include stranded, solid, gauge, jacket type (indicating fire ratings), shielding, and impedance.
Any length of stranded wire. Electrical cable generally consists of multiple stranded copper wire conductors insulated with a rubber or plastic sheath. Electrical cable comes in various sizes of wire and varying numbers of conductors depending on the purpose. Speaker cable is usually two conductors. Microphone cable is typically three conductors (balanced) with a shield.
A CABLE is a wire or bundle of wires which is a fully insulated conductor of electricity. A cable can be installed overhead or underground.
Wires or a bundle of wires in a protective plastic or rubber covering, with connectors used to join the different components, peripherals and resources associated with your computer system.
a type of linear transmission medium. Some of the common types of cables include: hook up wire, coaxial (shielded) cables, lamp amd mains cable, figure-8 (zip) cable and fibre optics
A set of insulated wires or conductors within an extruded jacket. Many types of cable utilize shielding around the wires and under the cable jacket.
Designed to provide mechanical and environmental protection to the fibers.
wire (braided or strands) used to operate derailleurs and brakes.
A set of wires connecting pieces of computer hardware.
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
send cables, wires, or telegrams
a bundle of one or more twisted pairs surrounded by an insulator
a bundle of tiny stainless steel wires that are either twisted or braided around each other
a fairly inflexible (although of course they can be bent) set of wires used to supply the electricity to certain points in your home
an assembly of one or more conductors (wires) with some flexibility
a strong rope composed of several strands of fiber or wire
Insulated electrical conductors twisted around a central core. Also used to describe broadband cable television and Internet service providers.
An assembly of one or more wires in an enveloping protective sheath. Telephone cable could be hung from poles (aerial cable) or placed underground running though ducts.
A structural element formed from steel wire bound in strands; the suspending element in a bridge
Length of wire with connector(s) to allow connections between devices
an insulated conductor that can be installed either overhead or underground.
One or more conductors contained within a protective insulating cover.
two or more insulated conductors wrapped in a metal or plastic cover .
One or more fibers enclosed in protective coverings and strength members.
approximately one-tenth of a nautical mile, or 200 yards. It is also a hemp or wire rope to which an anchor is fixed.
A grouping of insulated wires in the same casing.
A flexible metal or glass wire or group of wires. Cables are almost always insulated with a flexible, nonconductive material such as plastic or rubber.
A group of insulated conductors in a common jacket.
In the world of telephone companies, a cable is one or more insulated wires inside a common protective wrapper. Don't confuse this with coaxial cable, a special form of cable used by cable television firms. Coaxial cable is made up of one or more tubes, each of which has a wire inside (and thus insulated from) other wires around it. This makes it possible to run many more circuits through a coaxial cable using a system called "multiplexing." (See multiplexing)
On a bicycle, the small metal strands wrapped tightly together to create a wire that can be used in a brake system or shifting system.
heavy-duty rope of wire strands, usually wound together.
A fully insulated package made of more than one Conductor that can be installed in place of individual Wires.
An assembly of one or more conductors or fiber optic strands within a protective sheath. Either a stranded conductor with or without insulation and other coverings (single-conductor cable), or a combination of conductors insulated from one another (multiple-conductor cable).
Either a standard conductor, with or without insulation and other coverings, or a combination of conductors insulated from each other.
A thick heavy rope that often contains wire strands. Alternately, a bundle of insulated wires through which an electrical current can be passed. Two or more conductors or wires in the same sheath.
bundle of strands (see this word) arranged in helix around a core.
Transmission medium of copper wire or optical fiber wrapped in a protective cover.
Wires and cords used to power and link various pieces of equipment.
A flexible wire or bundle of wires, usually metal (glass or silica in fiber-optic cable), insulated with plastic or rubber, and having connectors on the ends. Some kinds of cable, especially coaxial cable and fiber-optics cable, are used in electronics and computer networking.
A term loosely applied to wire rope, wire strand and electrical conductors.
A group of individually insulated conductors twisted helically.
A transmission medium composed by copper wires or optical fibers wrapped in a protective cover.
An insulated conductor or group of individually insulated conductors in twisted or parallel configurations.
Two or more wires grouped together and protected by a covering or sheath.
A large number of data transmission wires wound together, but insulated from each other. Cable is used by TV because it must transmit much data simultaneously. Speeds (" bandwidth") of 100 Mbps (megabits per second) are now available. Cable and DSL are popular among heavy computer users because they speed up the up-and-downloading of internet information. In contrast, conventional telelephone lines operate at a maximum of 54 Kbps (kilobits per second), so loading internet documents is slower via telephone. A special cable modem (modulator-demodulator) is required by the computer to convert digital to analog data and back to digital data.
An assembly of one or more insulated wires in a common protective sheath.
A term loosely applied to wire ropes, wire strands, and electrical conductors Drum - A cylindrical flanged barrel of uniform or tapering diameter on which rope is wound for operation or storage. It may be smooth or grooved
Businesses that provide programming to subscribers through a wire (historically, a coaxial cable.
Insulated conductors used in underground systems. A conductor is a wire or combination of wires that carry electric current. ComEd uses several types and sizes of cable in its underground transmission and distribution system. The kind of cable used in a certain area depends on several factors, including location, purpose, and the amount of load it can carry. Load refers to the amount of electricity flowing on the system. Cables are normally classified according to the following characteristics: (1) voltage rating; (2) number, size, and type of conductor; (3) type of insulation; and (4) type of sheath and/or protective jacket. Most of the cables in Chicago are insulated with oil-impregnated paper and are bound together as one cable, covered with a lead sheath. Other cables, also used in suburban locations, are insulated with either an extruded plastic insulator or a synthetic rubber compound. Both types of cable have a stranded concentric neutral conductor and are covered with a tough plastic jacket for mechanical protection. See Concentric Cable, Lead Cable.
Refers to different types of wires or groups of wires that are capable of carrying voice or data transmission.
A stranded conductor with or without insulation or other coverings (single- conductor cable) or a combination of conductors insulated from one another (multiple- conductor cable). Usually has an outer covering or jacket over other components such as braided shield, grounding tape, strengthening members, and extruded insulating jacket.
A fully insulated conductor that can be installed underground or overhead.
Common term describing any number of types of electrical connecting devices. All cables employ some type of conductor, usually stranded copper wire, and some type of insulation to protect it. Common cable types related to stage lighting include: stage cable, multi-cable, feeder cable, and control cable. See Also: Control Cable Feeder Cable Multicable Stage Cable
One or more optical fibers enclosed within protective covering(s) and strength members.
Group of two or more insulated wires.
Wire that interconnects timing hardware; often employs banana plugs.
A cable is one or more electrical conductors in an insulating sheath.
The part of a suspension bridge or cable-stayed bridge that supports suspension support to the deck. The cable is made of many steel wires bound together into strands and anchored at each end.
Wired Alarm systems use multi-core cable to monitor the detectors and to connect to sounders. Cable is available in 4, 6, 8, and 12 core versions and in white or brown. Non-powered detectors (e.g. magnetic contacts) require a minimum of 4 cores (2 for alarm, 2 for tamper), Powered detectors (e.g. PIRs, vibration detectors) require a minimum of 6 cores (2 for alarm, 2 for tamper, 2 for 12v power). Self Actuating Bells (SABs) and SCBs usually require 5 cores of a 6 core cable. More than one detector may be connected to the same cable in this case the alarm circuit and tamper circuit are each connected in series (daisy chained) such that any detector on the circuit will cause the circuit to go open corcuit. The power supply to powered detectors is connected in parallel.
The wiring used to connect electronic devices. Cables tranmit different kinds of signals such as video, power, data, and audio signals. Refer to plug and play cable and RG59 siamese cable for more information. more
1. A thin, flexible line which carries only tensile forces. 2. A bundle of two or more electrical conductors.
Generally, any bundling together of two or more wires for the purpose of transmitting anything from electrical power to digital signals constitutes a form of cable. The term "cable" is most commonly used when referring to pay television service that relies on co-axial cables—insulated conducting wires surrounded by a conducting sheath—to deliver services to consumers. All of the major providers in the United States, including Comcast, Time Warner and Charter Communications, use coaxial cables to deliver products to their subscribers. Initially these were primarily television signals, but recently they've begun using their existing coaxial networks to deliver voice and Internet services as well.
Cables made of gut or wires are used in both weight driven clocks and fusee clocks.
A standard conductor; or a group of solid or standard conductors laid together but insulated from one another.
One or several insulated electric conductors enveloped in a hermetic casing with a protective covering. Cables are used for transmission of electric power energy or signals.
An assembly of one or more insulated conductors, or optical fibers, or a combination of both, within an enveloping jacket. A cable is constructed so that the conductors or fibers may be used singly or in groups. Certain types of communications cables, especially long submarine cables but also terrestrial cables, whether the communications media are metallic or optical fiber, may contain metallic conductors that supply power to repeaters (amplifiers).
An electrical copper or optical fiber transmission medium that carries data in a network. A group of individually insulated conductors in twisted or parallel configuration, usually with a jacket.
One or more optical fibers enclosed, with strength members, in a protective covering.
An insulated conductor or multi-conductors twisted together with or without insulation and other coverings. Small single conductors are often called wires and small flexible cables are called cords. Numerous deviations from these definitions are a result of traditional names for items in long term use.
A cable is one, two or more wires or optical fibers bound together, typically in a common protective jacket or sheath. The individual wires or fibers inside the jacket may be covered or insulated. Combination cables may contain both electrical wires and optical fibers.
