cable lines

Strung power carriers

Cable lines are wires or cords that transmit electricity, telecommunications signals, or television programming.

The term often refers to the physical infrastructure of cable television or internet service: The technician came to bury the cable lines.

Cable lines may run overhead on utility poles or underground through conduits.

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installation method

cable linesunderground cables

Wires installed beneath surface

underground utilities

transmission medium

cable lineswireless transmission

Sending signals without wires

wireless networks · satellite communication · radio transmission · cellular networks · Wi-Fi

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G