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Meaning of cable

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  cable
      n 1: a telegram sent abroad [syn: {cable}, {cablegram},
           {overseas telegram}]
      2: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or
         electric power [syn: {cable}, {line}, {transmission line}]
      3: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
      4: a nautical unit of depth [syn: {cable}, {cable length},
         {cable's length}]
      5: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the
         receiver [syn: {cable television}, {cable}]
      6: a television system that transmits over cables [syn: {cable},
         {cable television}, {cable system}, {cable television
         service}]
      v 1: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: {cable},
           {telegraph}, {wire}]
      2: fasten with a cable; "cable trees"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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