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Traditionally a cable is a very strong, heavy kind of <a href="/r/rope">rope</a>. In more modern times, a cable has come to mean a long <a href="/c/cord">cord</a> made of <a href="/s/strand">strands</a> of <a href="/metals">metal</a> and coated with an <a href="/i/insulation">insulator</a>, which is used to carry <a href="/e/electricity">electricity</a> or electrical signals.
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Traditionally a cable is a very strong, heavy kind of
rope
. In more modern times, a cable has come to mean a long
cord
made of
strands
of
metal
and coated with an
insulator
, which is used to carry
electricity
or electrical signals.
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