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| − | '''Cable''' may refer to a conduit for the passage of data, or more generally to the [[broadcast]] [[medium]] by which television shows are sent to subscribing customers through RCA coaxial cables. "Cable TV," in this fashion, is one of the more popular forms of [[television]] dissemination, and is in competition with [[satellite]]-based television. | + | '''Cable''' may refer to a conduit for the passage of data, or more generally to the [[broadcast]] [[medium]] by which television shows are sent to subscribing customers through RCA coaxial cables. '''"[[Cable TV]],"''' in this fashion, is one of the more popular forms of [[television]] dissemination, and is in competition with [[satellite]]-based television. |
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| | By [[June]] 2009, [[digital television]] broadcasts will completely replace analog broadcast television, making cable TV the oldest functioning broadcasting medium. | | By [[June]] 2009, [[digital television]] broadcasts will completely replace analog broadcast television, making cable TV the oldest functioning broadcasting medium. |
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| | ==Cable as "Wire"== | | ==Cable as "Wire"== |
| − | The term ''cable'' is also used to mean a bundle of [[wire]] strands, e.g. 'multistranded wire' - which is more correctly called a [[cable]] in [[electricity]] or a wire rope in [[mechanics]]. | + | The term ''cable'' is also used to mean a bundle of [[wire]] strands, e.g. 'multistranded wire' - which is more correctly called a cable in [[electricity]] or a wire rope in [[mechanics]]. |
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| − | ==See Also== | + | ==See also== |
| | + | * [[Ethernet]] versus [[Wireless]]/[[WiFi]] |
| | * [[Category 5 cable]] | | * [[Category 5 cable]] |
| | * [[Electricity]] | | * [[Electricity]] |
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| | * [http://telecom-info.telcordia.com/site-cgi/ido/docs.cgi?ID=SEARCH&DOCUMENT=GR-421& GR-421-CORE], ''Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Cables,'' Telcordia. | | * [http://telecom-info.telcordia.com/site-cgi/ido/docs.cgi?ID=SEARCH&DOCUMENT=GR-421& GR-421-CORE], ''Generic Requirements for Metallic Telecommunications Cables,'' Telcordia. |
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| − | ==External Links== | + | ==External links== |
| | * [http://www.dsmt.com/resources/cable-jacket-types-explained Cable Jacket Types Explained w/ Reference Chart] | | * [http://www.dsmt.com/resources/cable-jacket-types-explained Cable Jacket Types Explained w/ Reference Chart] |
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| − | [[Category:Television]]
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| | [[Category:Electrical Engineering]] | | [[Category:Electrical Engineering]] |
| | [[Category:Electricity]] | | [[Category:Electricity]] |
| | [[Category:Electronics]] | | [[Category:Electronics]] |
| | [[Category:Amateur Radio]] | | [[Category:Amateur Radio]] |
| − | [[category:Electronics]] | + | [[Category:Networks]] |
| | + | [[Category:Privacy]] |