<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992</id><updated>2012-02-16T02:40:31.497-08:00</updated><category term='composite cables'/><category term='ac cables'/><category term='Network Cables'/><category term='speaker cables'/><category term='Cables Glossary'/><category term='coaxial cables'/><category term='Video Cables'/><category term='wiring cables'/><category term='stainless steel cables'/><category term='Cable Glossary'/><category term='fiber optic cables'/><category term='rca cables'/><category term='Insualted Cables'/><category term='audio cables'/><category term='Cables'/><category term='lighting cables'/><category term='Patch Cables'/><category term='Cables Info'/><category term='component cables'/><category term='control cables'/><category term='jumper canles'/><category term='Telephone cables'/><category term='Steel Cables'/><category term='shielded cables'/><category term='Monitor Cables'/><category term='dvi cables'/><category term='tv cables'/><category term='hdmi cables'/><category term='Copper Cables'/><category term='vga cables'/><category term='ethernet cables'/><category term='hdtv cables'/><title type='text'>Cables Info | Power Cables | Cable Glossary</title><subtitle type='html'>network cables | insulated cables | rca cables | monitor cables | patch cables | steel cables | tv cables | stainless steel cables | speaker cables | telephone cables | vga cables | video cables | wiring cables | shielded cables | lighting cables | hdmi cables | hdtv cables | ethernet cables | dvi cables | control cables | copper cables | jumper cables | component cables | composite cables | coaxial cables | audio cables | fiber optic cables | ac cables</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>28</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-8043834422917354801</id><published>2009-11-30T22:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.250-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='control cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Control Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;control cables&lt;/b&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-8043834422917354801?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8043834422917354801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8043834422917354801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/control-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Control Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-8215348638204995963</id><published>2009-11-29T22:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.251-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dvi cables'/><title type='text'>DVI Cables - Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;DVI cables&lt;/b&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-8215348638204995963?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8215348638204995963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8215348638204995963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='DVI Cables - Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-4379099708260056608</id><published>2009-11-28T22:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.252-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ethernet cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Ethernet Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/b&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-4379099708260056608?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4379099708260056608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4379099708260056608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Ethernet Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-1379777276656536516</id><published>2009-11-27T22:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.253-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hdtv cables'/><title type='text'>HDTV Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/b&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-1379777276656536516?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1379777276656536516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1379777276656536516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='HDTV Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-4833755525118909880</id><published>2009-11-26T22:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.254-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hdmi cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>HDMI Cables - Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/b&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-4833755525118909880?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4833755525118909880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4833755525118909880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='HDMI Cables - Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-7291489400788119159</id><published>2009-11-25T21:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.255-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shielded cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Shielded Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/b&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-7291489400788119159?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/7291489400788119159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/7291489400788119159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Shielded Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-4569214543566816915</id><published>2009-11-24T21:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.257-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wiring cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Wiring Cables ~ Cables glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Wiring cable&lt;/b&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-4569214543566816915?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4569214543566816915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4569214543566816915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Wiring Cables ~ Cables glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-4652879833340583585</id><published>2009-11-23T21:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.258-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Video Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Video cables&lt;/b&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-4652879833340583585?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4652879833340583585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4652879833340583585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Video Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-622661424774933975</id><published>2009-11-22T04:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.259-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vga cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>VGA Cables - Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;VGA cables&lt;/b&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-622661424774933975?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/622661424774933975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/622661424774933975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='VGA Cables - Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-3981168330153294349</id><published>2009-11-21T03:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.260-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Telephone cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Telephone Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Telephone cables&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-3981168330153294349?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3981168330153294349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3981168330153294349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Telephone Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-8520880129381932783</id><published>2009-11-20T03:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.262-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='speaker cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Speaker Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/b&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-8520880129381932783?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8520880129381932783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8520880129381932783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Speaker Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-1548488123121408773</id><published>2009-11-19T03:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.263-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fiber optic cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Fiber Optic Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/b&gt; with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-1548488123121408773?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1548488123121408773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1548488123121408773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Fiber Optic Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-7026331294146920203</id><published>2009-11-17T03:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.264-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tv cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>TV Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;tv cables&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-7026331294146920203?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/7026331294146920203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/7026331294146920203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='TV Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-7876571229689879954</id><published>2009-11-16T21:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.265-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lighting cables'/><title type='text'>Lighting Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/b&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-7876571229689879954?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/7876571229689879954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/7876571229689879954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Lighting Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-8917302629330380045</id><published>2009-11-16T21:41:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.266-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stainless steel cables'/><title type='text'>Stainless Steel Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/b&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-8917302629330380045?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8917302629330380045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/8917302629330380045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Stainless Steel Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-2632507623844059340</id><published>2009-11-16T03:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.268-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Steel Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Steel Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Steel cables&lt;/b&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-2632507623844059340?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/2632507623844059340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/2632507623844059340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Steel Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-2859368321578237958</id><published>2009-11-15T22:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.269-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='audio cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ac cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>AC Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Ac cables&lt;/b&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-2859368321578237958?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/2859368321578237958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/2859368321578237958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='AC Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-3822220061305481412</id><published>2009-11-15T22:57:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.270-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='audio cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Audio Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Audio cables&lt;/b&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-3822220061305481412?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3822220061305481412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3822220061305481412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Audio Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-3430703595639671272</id><published>2009-11-15T22:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.271-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coaxial cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Coaxial Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/b&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible materia.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-3430703595639671272?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3430703595639671272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3430703595639671272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Coaxial Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-1582974627459274752</id><published>2009-11-15T22:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.272-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='composite cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Composite Cables~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Composite cables&lt;/b&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-1582974627459274752?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1582974627459274752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1582974627459274752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Composite Cables~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-6590861887114422789</id><published>2009-11-15T22:54:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.273-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='component cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Component Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Component cables&lt;/b&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-6590861887114422789?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/6590861887114422789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/6590861887114422789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Component Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-5058753405855425529</id><published>2009-11-15T22:53:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.274-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jumper canles'/><title type='text'>Jumper Cables - Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;jumper cables&lt;/b&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-5058753405855425529?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/5058753405855425529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/5058753405855425529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Jumper Cables - Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-177020942837714406</id><published>2009-11-15T22:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.276-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Copper Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><title type='text'>Copper Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Copper cables&lt;/b&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-177020942837714406?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/177020942837714406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/177020942837714406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Copper Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-1122244778809562772</id><published>2009-11-14T03:47:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.277-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Patch Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Patch Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Patch cables&lt;/b&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;More Patch cable Info:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_cable"&gt;Patch Cable At Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-1122244778809562772?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1122244778809562772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/1122244778809562772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Patch Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-4976291302903000691</id><published>2009-11-14T03:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.278-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monitor Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Monitor Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Monitor Cables&lt;/b&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-4976291302903000691?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4976291302903000691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/4976291302903000691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Monitor Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-3604702895018595871</id><published>2009-11-14T03:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.279-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rca cables'/><title type='text'>RCA Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;RCA cables&lt;/b&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-3604702895018595871?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3604702895018595871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/3604702895018595871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='RCA Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-5483732901025610095</id><published>2009-11-14T03:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.280-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Insualted Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Insulated Cables ~ Cables Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="42" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/network-cables-cable-glossary.html"&gt;network cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-network-cables/"&gt;Network Cables&lt;/a&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt; is the route whereby information and images from your PC are transferred and displayed on your monitor screen. When you replace a cable, you need to use the right cable and ports for the connection between your monitor and your PC.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/patch-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-patch-cables/"&gt;patch cables&lt;/a&gt;, also called a patch cord, is a section of cable that is used to connect an individual computer, printer or other device to a network. The cables are typically made from Cat 5 cable, the most commonly used type of network cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;steel cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are strong metal ropes used for various applications.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/tv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-tv-cables/"&gt;tv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/stainless-steel-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;Stainless Steel Cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-stainless-steel-cables/"&gt;Stainless steel cables&lt;/a&gt; are fiber optic cable with flexible stainless steel jacketing for increased fiber protection. Available on most types of fiber optic cable assemblies, stainless steel jacketing provides additional protection against crushing and pulling and extends the life of the cable.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/speaker-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;speaker cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-speaker-cables/"&gt;Speaker cables&lt;/a&gt; get an amplified analog audio signal, which is carried by two conductors (one positive and one negative). It's important to get the polarity correct for optimal sound quality. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/telephone-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-telephone-cables/"&gt;telephone cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/vga-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;vga cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-vga-cables/"&gt;VGA cables&lt;/a&gt; are used solely to carry analog component RGBHV (red - green - blue - horizontal sync - vertical sync) video signals, a Display data channel (DDC2) digital clock, and data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;video cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-video-cables/"&gt;Video cables&lt;/a&gt; are designed to transmit maximum signaling energy from a 75 ohm source to a 75 ohm load with minimum signal loss. Excessive signal loss and reflection occurs if cable rated for other than 75 ohms is used.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/wiring-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;wiring cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-wiring-cables/"&gt;Wiring cables&lt;/a&gt; is an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//shielded-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;shielded cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-shielded-cables/"&gt;Shielded cables&lt;/a&gt; are a special kind of copper telephone wiring used in some business installations. An outer covering or shield is added to the ordinary twisted pair telephone wires; the shield functions as a ground. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;lighting cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-lighting-cables/"&gt;Lightning cables&lt;/a&gt; are used in Cable lighting, which is a variation of track lighting where the fixtures are suspended from un-insulated cables that carry low voltage.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdmi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdmi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-cables/"&gt;HDMI cables&lt;/a&gt; (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//hdtv-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;hdtv cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-hdmi-hdtv-cables/"&gt;HDTV cables&lt;/a&gt; uses the same unique TMDS encoding protocol used in DVI, to transport video and audio information over the same interconnect.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//ethernet-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ethernet-cables/"&gt;Ethernet cables&lt;/a&gt; are also known as 8P8C, Network cable or mistakenly as RJ45 cable. This is the standard cable used to connect networks and computers together. It has 8 pins at the end but otherwise looks like a large phone cable&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//dvi-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;dvi cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-dvi-cables/"&gt;DVI cables&lt;/a&gt; uses a digital protocol in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data. When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//control-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-control-cables/"&gt;control cables&lt;/a&gt; is a stainless steel wire, usually contained in a flexible stainless steel housing, used to move or lock a prosthesis into place. &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/copper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-copper-cables/"&gt;copper cables&lt;/a&gt; are electric power cables made from twisted pair copper wire.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/jumper-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-jumper-cables/"&gt;jumper cables&lt;/a&gt; are used between two heavy duty wires with large alligator clips used to provide power from a charged battery to a discharged battery mounted in a car.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="87" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/component-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;component cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-component-cables/"&gt;Component cables&lt;/a&gt; include excellent impedance tolerance (good for preventing signal reflection, which causes ringing and ghosting), excellent shield. performance (important in a high-noise environment like a TV studio), and low loss (good when one needs to run video over long distances without significant degradation).&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/composite-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;composite cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-composite-cables/"&gt;Composite cables&lt;/a&gt; are properly shielded to carry a component signal-&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="36" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/caxial-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-coaxial-cables/"&gt;Coaxial cables&lt;/a&gt;, or coax, is an electrical cable with an inner conductor surrounded by a tubular insulating layer typically of a flexible material ...&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/audio-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;audio cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-audio-cables/"&gt;Audio cables&lt;/a&gt; are used for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference (RFI) and noise.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11//fiber-optic-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-fiber-optic-cables/"&gt;Fiber optic cables&lt;/a&gt; consist of thousands of very thin filaments of glass fibers which can conduct light pulses generated by lasers at transmission frequencies that approach the speed of light.&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/ac-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;ac cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-ac-cables/"&gt;Ac cables&lt;/a&gt; are an assembly of two or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring within buildings, buried in the ground, run overhead, or expose&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/905665590183504992-5483732901025610095?l=cable-glossary.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/5483732901025610095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/905665590183504992/posts/default/5483732901025610095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html' title='Insulated Cables ~ Cables Glossary'/><author><name>Information</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905665590183504992.post-6469374964678983964</id><published>2009-11-14T03:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T20:57:11.282-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Network Cables'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cable Glossary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables Info'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cables'/><title type='text'>Network Cables ~ Cable Glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Networking Cables&lt;/b&gt; are used to connect one network device to other or to connect two or more computers to share printer, scanner etc&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="2" frame="void" rules="none"&gt;&lt;colgroup&gt;&lt;col width="166"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;col width="452"&gt;&lt;/col&gt;&lt;/colgroup&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="19" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="166"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/insulated-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="452"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-insulated-cables/"&gt;Insulated cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="53" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/rca-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;rca cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-rca-cables/"&gt;RCA cables&lt;/a&gt; are commonly used to carry S/PDIF-formatted digital audio, with plugs colored orange to differentiate them from other typical connections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td align="left" height="70" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://cable-glossary.blogspot.com/2009/11/monitor-cables-cables-glossary.html"&gt;monitor cables&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td align="left" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.tradekey.com/ks-monitor-cables/"&gt;monitor cables
