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cable
/keɪ.bl/
noun
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
"I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out."
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
Antonymshawser
verb
To provide with cable(s)
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
To wrap wires to form a cable
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