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  • plural of cable.
  • present tense form of cable (3rd person singular).

cables

NOUN
wiring
Synonyms


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The two sides are talking about laying underwater cables to link Europe and Canada, and jointly constructing data centers, cloud storage and new satellite networks beyond the reach of American tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Much of the internet already relies on light to carry information through fiber optic cables.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Some are controlled by fibre-optic cables to prevent electronic jamming.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

I stood, and once on my feet, didn’t care whether the cables were attached.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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