Cable may refer to:

Mechanical

* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof * Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a helix ** Arresting cable, part of a system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands ** Bowden cable, a mechanical cable for transmitting forces * Rope generally, especially a thick, heavy ("cable laid") variety

Transmission

Electrical cable Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

, an assembly of one or more wires which may be insulated, used for transmission of electrical power or signals ** Coaxial cable, an electrical cable comprising an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, coated or surrounded by a tubular conducting shield ** Power cable, a cable used to transmit electrical power **

Submarine communications cable A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the seabed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. The first submarine communications cables were laid beginning in the 1850s and car ...

, a cable laid on the sea bed to carry telecommunication signals between land-based stations * Fiber-optic cable, a cable containing one or more optical fibers * Networking cable, used to connect network devices * Telecommunications cable, used for telecommunications in general

Communication by cable

* Cable television, a system of providing television programs to consumers via electrical cables * Cablegram, a telegram sent over a submarine telegraph cable ** Diplomatic cable, a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission and the foreign ministry of its parent country

Places

* Cable Street, London, UK * Cable, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Cable, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Cable, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Cable, Wisconsin, a town ** Cable (CDP), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community within the town * Cable Building (New York City)

Music

* Cable (British band), a British alternative rock band * Cable (American band), an American metalcore band * The Cables, a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae group

People

* Cable (surname), including a list of people with the name * Cable A. Wirtz (1910–1980), justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii

Other uses

* Cable (foreign exchange), the British pound/US dollar currency pair rate * Cable knitting, a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches * Cable length, a unit of distance related to the nautical mile *

Cable (character) Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men. Nathan first appeared as the newborn infant in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #201 ...

, a superhero in Marvel Comics * TheCable, a Nigerian online newspaper * ''Cable'' (comic book), several comics series featuring the Marvel character * USS ''Cable'' (ARS-19), a US Navy rescue and salvage ship * USS ''Frank Cable'' (AS-40), a US Navy submarine tender * Cable knot, in mathematics (knot theory) * Cables (film), 1992 Israeli comedy film