Cable management — refers to an important step during the installation of building services (ie electrical services) and the subsequent installation of equipment providing means to tidily secure electrical, data, and other cables. The term is often used… … Wikipedia
Cable barrier — Cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable, is a type of roadside or median barrier. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside barrier, its primary purpose is to prevent a vehicle from… … Wikipedia
Cable car (railway) — A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are… … Wikipedia
Cable ferry — Coin operated cable ferry at Espevær in Bømlo, Norway A cable ferry is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by cables connected to both shores. They are also called chain ferries, floating bridges, or… … Wikipedia
Coaxial cable — RG 59 flexible coaxial cable composed of: A: outer plastic sheath B: woven copper shield C: inner dielectric insulator D: copper core Coaxial cable, or coax, has an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, surrounded by … Wikipedia
Ribbon cable — A ribbon cable (also known as multi wire planar cable) is a cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane. As a result the cable is wide and flat. Its name comes from the resemblance of the cable to a… … Wikipedia
Power cable — This article is about electric power conductors. For portable equipment, see power cord. A power cable is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of… … Wikipedia
Type 1-9 cable — IBM Cabling System specifications, as follows: • Type 1 Shielded, twisted, dual pair cable with 22 gauge solid conductors type ahead buffer and a braided shield. Used with Token Ring networks. • Type 2 Two pair, shielded cable with … Dictionary of networking
FFC — Flexible Flat Cable (Computing » General) * Fellow Foolish Carrot (Miscellaneous » Hobbies) * Fit Family Club (Community » Educational) … Abbreviations dictionary
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
