Cables

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 which 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 force
  • Flexible shaft, the rotational analogue of Bowden cable; transmits torque
• 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, 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
• Optical fiber cable, a cable containing one or more optical fibers

Communication by cable

• Cable television, a system of providing television programs to consumers via electrical cables
• Cable Internet access, a form of broadband Internet access that uses the cable television infrastructure
• Cablegram (also known as a telegram or just a “cable”), a text message transmitted via electrical telegraph
  • Diplomatic cable, a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission and the foreign ministry of its parent country