False. Wires are used for many purposes, among others carrying mechanical loads or electric current. Cables, on the other hand, are bundles of wires carrying electric current for any purpose whatsoever, including supplying power to equipment and carrying data.
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curiousaur@reddthat.com 18 hours ago
Cable companies. Wires carry current, cables carry data.
pankuleczkapl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
marcos@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
“Cable” means a bundle of wires with insulation and whatever other accessories they need to function.
scytale@piefed.zip 16 hours ago
I think it was a deliberate choice so the first thing that comes to mind isn’t cable tv companies. Also, data does move via current.
lemmyman@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Believe it or not, data is carried by current
curiousaur@reddthat.com 16 hours ago
Current is not necessarily data. Are you really being this thick?
lemmyman@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Data is encoded physically by the modulation of electrical characteristics (voltage, frequency, current, phase), which is effected by the motion of electrical charge, which is what we call…current.
BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
If data was always current, how do you explain past data?