Coaxial cable — RG 59 flexible coaxial cable composed of: A: outer plastic sheath B: woven copper shield C: inner dielectric insulator D: copper core Coaxial cable, or coax, has an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by … Wikipedia
coaxial cable — Abbreviated coax, pronounced [co ax]. A high capacity cable used in networking that contains a solid inner copper conductor surrounded by plastic insulation, and an outer braided copper or foil shield. Coaxial cable is used for broadband… … Dictionary of networking
Cable — For other uses, see Cable (disambiguation). 6 inch (15 cm) outside diameter, oil cooled cables, traversing the Grand Coulee Dam throughout. An example of a heavy cable for power transmission … Wikipedia
cable — cablelike, adj. /kay beuhl/, n., v., cabled, cabling. n. 1. a heavy, strong rope. 2. a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges. 3. a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a… … Universalium
Cable — /kay beuhl/, n. George Washington, 1844 1925, U.S. novelist and short story writer. * * * (as used in expressions) Cable News Network cable modem cable structure cable television coaxial cable * * * ▪ electronics … Universalium
thin Ethernet — Connecting coaxial cable used on an Ethernet network; also known as thinnet. The cable is 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) thick, about as thick as your little finger, and can be used to connect network nodes up to a distance of approximately 165… … Dictionary of networking
Copper wire and cable — Copper has been used in electric wiring since the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph in the 1820s.[1][2] The invention of the telephone in 1876 proved to be another early boon for copper wire.[3] Today, despite competition from… … Wikipedia
Submarine communications cable — A cross section of a submarine communications cable. 1 Polyethylene 2 Mylar tape 3 Stranded steel wires 4 Aluminium water barrier 5 Polycarbonate 6 Copper or aluminium tube 7 Petroleum jelly 8 Optical fib … Wikipedia
Direct-buried cable — Cross section of direct buried cable Direct buried cable (DBC) is a kind of communications or transmissions cable which is especially designed to be buried under the ground without any kind of extra covering, sheathing, or piping to protect… … Wikipedia
10BASE2 — cable showing BNC Connector end. 10BASE2 cable with BNC T Connector … Wikipedia
10Base2 — An implementation of the 802.3 Ethernet standard on thin Ethernet (RG 58) coaxial cable; sometimes called thinnet or cheapernet wire. The 10Base2 specification has a data transfer rate of 10Mbps and a maximum cable segment length of 185 meters … Dictionary of networking
