Comment on Nothing more permanent than a janky solution

• lemmyman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Not all cables carry data.

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  • curiousaur@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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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