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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.

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BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
If data was always current, how do you explain past data?

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- lemmyman@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  lmao got’em
  
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curiousaur@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Right, all data is current. Not all current is data. You really are this thick. Yikes.

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- lemmyman@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Not all cables carry data.
  
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  - curiousaur@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Sure, but if it’s data and not just current being carried, it’s a cable not a wire.
    
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    lemmyman@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I think you are using the terms in a colloquial sense whereas i am using a technical sense.
    
    In my view the distinction between a cable and a wire is one of construction, not what it’s carrying.
    
    Wire = a continuous length of conductor electrically connecting one thing to another
    
    Cable = one or more wires, with electrical insulation between them, generally enclosed in an outer jacket suitable for end user handling. It could be transmitting usb data or 32kW at 800V and still be a cable.
    
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