Cable
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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, 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 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), 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
 
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Cable
 - All pages with titles containing Cable
 - Cabal (disambiguation)
 - Cabell
 - Category:Wire and cable manufacturers