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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.

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.

==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]].

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Category 5 cable]]

* [[Category 5 cable]]

* [[Electricity]]

* [[Electricity]]

* [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.

==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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