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 2 months ago
Cable companies. Wires carry current, cables carry data.
pankuleczkapl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
scytale@piefed.zip 2 months 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.
marcos@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“Cable” means a bundle of wires with insulation and whatever other accessories they need to function.
lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Believe it or not, data is carried by current
curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Current is not necessarily data. Are you really being this thick?
lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
If data was always current, how do you explain past data?
curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Right, all data is current. Not all current is data. You really are this thick. Yikes.