coax cable
Shielded transmission line
Coax cable, short for coaxial cable, is a type of electrical cable with a central conductor surrounded by insulation, a metallic shield, and an outer jacket—all sharing the same axis.
It carries television, internet, and other signals with minimal interference: The technician ran coax cable from the pole to the house.
Interlacing three strands
- foilDefeat a plan
- EMIDisruptive electrical signals
- RFIFormal vendor information solicitation
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
grounding · insulation · mesh · electromagnetic · noise reduction · screening · sheath · dielectric
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- broadbandFast internet access
- ISPWeb access company
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
download · upload · megabits · gigabit · data transfer · service provider · throttling · speeds
Thing that joins others
run · wall plate · junction · compression fitting · routing · drop · trunk line · feedline
Transmitted media signal
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- channelPassage for transmission
- DVRTelevision recording device
set-top box · splitter · satellite dish · pay-per-view · signal strength · tuner · wall outlet · distribution
braiding
Interlacing three strands
interference · grounding · insulation · mesh · electromagnetic · noise reduction · screening · sheath · dielectric · attenuation
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
latency · download · upload · megabits · gigabit · data transfer · service provider · throttling · speeds · connection
connector
Thing that joins others
splice · run · wall plate · junction · compression fitting · routing · drop · trunk line · feedline
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
DVR · set-top box · splitter · satellite dish · pay-per-view · signal strength · tuner · wall outlet · distribution · hookup
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- AV CablesHDMI, RCA, VGA, DisplayPort, composite video
- Home Networkrouter, modem, Wi-Fi, ethernet, wireless router
- telecom equipmentrouters, servers, modems, switches, antennas
- wiringwires, harnesses, copper wire, copper wires, bundles
- CB cultureCB, CB radio, breaker, ten-four, good buddy
coax cablewireless
Untethered signal transmission
fiber optic · fiber optic cable · Wi-Fi · radio transmission · fiber optics