cabling

ca·ble

 (kā′bəl)

n.

1.

a. A strong, large-diameter, heavy steel or fiber rope.

b. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope.

2.

a. Electricity A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors.

b. A sheathed bundle of optical fibers.

3. Nautical

a. A heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship.

b. A cable length.

4.

a. Cable television.

b. A similar service providing internet access.

5. A cablegram.

adj.

Of or relating to a subscription television or internet service that uses cables to carry signals between local distribution antennas and the subscriber's location.

v. ca·bled, ca·bling, ca·bles

v.tr.

1.

a. To send a cablegram to.

b. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.

2. To supply or fasten with a cable or cables.

v.intr.

To send a cablegram.

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[Middle English, from Old North French, from Late Latin capulum, lasso, from Latin capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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ca′bler n.

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cabling

(ˈkeɪblɪŋ)

n

1. a group or system of electrical cables, esp for telecommunications or computing

2. the action of equipping a place with cabling

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Translations

cabling

[ˈkeɪblɪŋ] N (Elec) (= cables) → red f de cables, cableado m; (= process) → cableado m

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cabling

n (= cables) → Kabel pl; (= process) → Verkabelung f

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