Cable may refer to:

Mechanical

Nautical cable A nautical cable is a band of tightly woven and clamped ropes, of a defined cable length, used during the age of sail for deep water anchoring, heavy lifting, ship to ship transfers and towing during blue sea sailing and other uses. Waterproof ...

, 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 A rope is a group of yarns, Plying, plies, fibres, or strands that are plying, twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have high tensile strength and can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger ...

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 Coaxial cable, or coax (pronounced ), is a type of electrical cable consisting of an inner Electrical conductor, conductor surrounded by a concentric conducting Electromagnetic shielding, shield, with the two separated by a dielectric (Insulat ...

, 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 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 * 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 Cable is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in central Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio, Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43009. Cable ...

, 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) Cable were an English indie rock band from Derby, who released three studio albums: ''Down-Lift the Up-Trodden'' (1996), ''When Animals Attack'' (1997) and ''Sub-Lingual'' (1999) on Infectious Records. They split up in 1999, and briefly refo ...

, 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 term cable is a slang term used by foreign exchange traders to refer to the exchange rate between the pound sterling and US dollar. The term originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate between the US dollar and sterling began ...

, 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 ''TheCable'' is an independent online newspaper in Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

, 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