coaxial cable
noun
: a transmission line that consists of a tube of electrically conducting material surrounding a central conductor held in place by insulators and that is used to transmit telegraph, telephone, television, and Internet signals
called also coax cable
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Often considered the gold standard in modern communications infrastructure, fiber allows for a more efficient, reliable connection than alternatives such as coaxial cables, and reduces the risk of data throttling.
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Troy Walcott, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
In 2007, Vietnamese fishermen seeking to salvage copper from a defunct coaxial cable pulled up active lines instead, disrupting Vietnam’s communications with Hong Kong and Thailand for nearly three months and requiring repairs that cost millions.
—Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
Police previously said that Clarisa Figueroa used a coaxial cable to strangle Ochoa-Lopez and then cut the baby from her womb.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024
In a token bus LAN, a coaxial cable connects all the network’s computers, but the wiring doesn’t control the order in which the computers pass the token.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
Ethernet, meanwhile, had become synonymous with coaxial cable connections that used a method called carrier sense multiple access with collision detection for managing transmissions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
Around him, an army of electricians run BX and coaxial cable in open walls, contractors balance on stepladders, white couches are still wrapped in plastic, bathrooms are unfinished.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
Simply branching the thick coaxial cable wasn't possible; that would do bad things to the data signals.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
Using coaxial cables rather than radio waves would allow faster transmission of data and limit interference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2023
Troy Walcott, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024
In 2007, Vietnamese fishermen seeking to salvage copper from a defunct coaxial cable pulled up active lines instead, disrupting Vietnam’s communications with Hong Kong and Thailand for nearly three months and requiring repairs that cost millions.
—Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
Police previously said that Clarisa Figueroa used a coaxial cable to strangle Ochoa-Lopez and then cut the baby from her womb.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024
In a token bus LAN, a coaxial cable connects all the network’s computers, but the wiring doesn’t control the order in which the computers pass the token.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
Ethernet, meanwhile, had become synonymous with coaxial cable connections that used a method called carrier sense multiple access with collision detection for managing transmissions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
Around him, an army of electricians run BX and coaxial cable in open walls, contractors balance on stepladders, white couches are still wrapped in plastic, bathrooms are unfinished.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
Simply branching the thick coaxial cable wasn't possible; that would do bad things to the data signals.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
Using coaxial cables rather than radio waves would allow faster transmission of data and limit interference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Coaxial cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coaxial%20cable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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