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cable
Unit of length of heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship; originally the length of a ship's anchor cable or 120 fathoms (219 meters/720 feet), but now taken as one-tenth of a nautical mile (185.3 meters/608 feet).
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cable (KAY buhl) (s) (noun), cables (pl)
1. The wires used by the telecommunication industry to transmit electronic signals, e.g. telephone, TV, etc.: The telephone company laid their cables under the streets in Jim's neighborhood.
2. A telegram or electronic message sent from one location to another one: Karen was asked to send a cable to the company's overseas office.
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tray cable
A cable which may be used for interconnecting a balance-of-systems.
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