as in wire
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a mass of cables connecting the office computers to the main server

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Recent Examples of cable And celebrating the firings of hard-working Americans on cable news shows, social media platforms, and in conservative policymaking venues is cruel. Shaun Harper, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025 The veteran journalist, who has worked at the network for 17 years and served as its White House correspondent during the Obama and Trump administrations, announced his exit from the cable news outlet during his final broadcast Tuesday. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025 Plug the charging cable into your charging case, then plug the other end of the cable into a USB charger or port. Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 Jan. 2025 Without a center-hung scoreboard to interfere, OTE installed a cable cam to fly directly over the baskets and pivot the way NBA 2k players would expect. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cable 
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Noun
  • The most plausible scenario for such a transmitter is tethering a strong wire from a kite or weather balloon.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Around the back are three wires (live, neutral, ground) for hardwiring the device to a round junction box.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Attendants muscle the tiny barge across the stream by means of a rope anchored on both sides of the river.
    John Burnett, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The sinews of a thousand ropes sing as sails wake from their slumber.
    Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The demo crew then sawed the tower’s legs and used a truck with a cord to pull it down.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Dixon said this skinny bundle wasn’t intentionally built to buffer the company from the plight of the RSN business, but it was designed for customer flexibility as consumers continue to look to cut the cord.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cable. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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