patch cable
Short data cord
A patch cable is a short electrical or fiber optic cable used to connect devices or components, typically with connectors on both ends.
Network patch cables link computers to routers or wall jacks.
Audio patch cables connect equipment in recording studios.
The name comes from telephone switchboard days, when operators would "patch" calls through by connecting circuits with short cables.
- ethernetWired networking standard
- connectorThing that joins others
- twisted pairWound wires reducing interference
- networkInterconnected system
- plugSomething that blocks openings
plug and play · cord · jack · switch · router · data · data center · server room · wiring · port · LAN · short · jumper · crossover · fiber optic · link · twisted · copper
- audio gearamplifier, speakers, amp, monitor, earpiece
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- wired telecomlandline, telephone, telephone line, phone line, phone cord
- audio connections3.5mm jack, headphone jack, RCA, XLR, speaker wire
- EthernetEthernet, RJ-45, NIC, Cat5e, Cat6
- fiber opticsoptical fiber, fiber optics, cladding, splice, optical fibre
patch cableWi-Fi
Wireless network standard
wireless · wireless connection · Bluetooth · radio link · wireless adapter
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