Cable may refer to:
Mechanical
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Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof
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Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a helix
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Arresting cable, part of a system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands
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Bowden cable, a mechanical cable for transmitting forces
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Rope generally, especially a thick, heavy ("cable laid") variety
Transmission
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Electrical cable, an assembly of one or more wires which may be insulated, used for transmission of electrical power or signals
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Coaxial cable
Coaxial cable, or coax (pronounced ) is a type of electrical cable consisting of an inner conductor surrounded by a concentric conducting shield, with the two separated by a dielectric ( insulating material); many coaxial cables also have a ...
, an electrical cable comprising an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, coated or surrounded by a tubular conducting shield
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Power cable, a cable used to transmit electrical power
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Submarine communications cable, a cable laid on the sea bed to carry telecommunication signals between land-based stations
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Fiber-optic cable, a cable containing one or more optical fibers
Communication by cable
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Cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with bro ...
, a system of providing television programs to consumers via electrical cables
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Cablegram
Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas p ...
(also known as a telegram or just a "cable"), a text message transmitted via electrical telegraph
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Diplomatic cable, a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission and the foreign ministry of its parent country
Places
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Cable Street, London, UK
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Cable, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois
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Cable, Ohio
Cable is an unincorporated community in central Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43009.
Cable was plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn t ...
, an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio
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Cable, Minnesota
Cable is an unincorporated community in Haven Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The community is between Clear Lake and St. Cloud along U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Route 10 or U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is an east–we ...
, an unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota
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Cable, Wisconsin, a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
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Cable (CDP), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community within Cable, Wisconsin
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Cable Building (New York City)
The Cable Building is located at 611 Broadway at the northwest corner with Houston Street in NoHo and Greenwich Village, in Manhattan, New York City. Since it spans a block, the Cable Building also has addresses of 2-18 West Houston Street and 1 ...
Music
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Cable (British band), a British alternative rock band
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Cable (American band), an American metalcore band
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The Cables, a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae group
Other uses
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Cable (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
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Cable (foreign exchange), the British pound/US dollar currency pair rate
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Cable knitting, a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches
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Cable length, a unit of distance related to the nautical mile
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Cable (character), a superhero in Marvel Comics
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TheCable, a Nigerian online newspaper
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''Cable'' (comic book), several comics series featuring the Marvel character
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USS ''Cable'' (ARS-19), a US Navy rescue and salvage ship
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USS ''Frank Cable'' (AS-40), a US Navy submarine tender
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Cable knot, in mathematics (knot theory)
See also
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Cabal (disambiguation)
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Cabell
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:Wire and cable manufacturers
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