cable
A wire or group of wires that connect different pieces of hardware. A parallel cable typically connects a printer to a computer. A serial cable typically connects a modem to a computer.
Related terms
coaxial cable
fibre optic cable
network cable
optical fibre
twisted pair
telecommunications
backbone
cable modem
bus network
wireless
wireless local area network
wireless router
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Networks and communications technology
cabling
Hardware
components
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