Cable may refer to:

Mechanical

Nautical cable A nautical cable is a band of tightly woven and clamped ropes, of a defined cable length, used during the age of sail for deep water anchoring, heavy lifting, ship to ship transfers and towing during blue sea sailing and other uses. Waterproof l ...

, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof *

Wire rope Steel wire rope (right hand lang lay) Wire rope is several strands of metal wire twisted into a helix forming a composite ''rope'', in a pattern known as ''laid rope''. Larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a ...

, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a helix ** Arresting cable, part of a system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands **

Bowden cable A Bowden cable ( ) is a type of flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force or energy by the movement of an inner cable relative to a hollow outer cable housing. The housing is generally of composite construction, consisting of an inne ...

, a mechanical cable for transmitting forces *

Rope A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly ...

generally, especially a thick, heavy ("cable laid") variety

Transmission

Electrical cable An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used to carry electric current. One or more electrical cables and their corresponding connectors may be formed into a ''cable assembly'', which ...

, an assembly of one or more wires which may be insulated, used for transmission of electrical power or signals **

Coaxial cable Coaxial cable, or coax (pronounced ) is a type of electrical cable consisting of an inner conductor surrounded by a concentric conducting shield, with the two separated by a dielectric ( insulating material); many coaxial cables also have a p ...

, an electrical cable comprising an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular insulating layer, coated or surrounded by a tubular conducting shield **

Power cable A power cable is an electrical cable, an assembly of one or more electrical conductors, usually held together with an overall sheath. The assembly is used for transmission of electrical power. Power cables may be installed as permanent wiring w ...

, a cable used to transmit electrical power **

Submarine communications cable A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. The first submarine communications cables laid beginning in the 1850s carried tel ...

, a cable laid on the sea bed to carry telecommunication signals between land-based stations *

Fiber-optic cable A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable, but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. The optical fiber elements are typically individually coated with ...

, a cable containing one or more optical fibers

Communication by cable

Cable television Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broa ...

, a system of providing television programs to consumers via electrical cables * Cablegram (also known as a telegram or just a "cable"), a text message transmitted via electrical telegraph **

Diplomatic cable A diplomatic cable, also known as a diplomatic telegram (DipTel) or embassy cable, is a confidential text-based message exchanged between a diplomatic mission, like an embassy or a consulate, and the foreign ministry of its parent country.Defi ...

, a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission and the foreign ministry of its parent country

Places

Cable Street Cable Street is a road in the East End of London, England, with several historic landmarks nearby. It was made famous by the Battle of Cable Street in 1936. Location Cable Street starts near the edge of London's financial district, the City ...

, London, UK * Cable, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois * Cable, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio * Cable, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota *

Cable, Wisconsin Cable is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 825 at the 2010 U.S. census. The census-designated place of Cable and the unincorporated communities of Leonards and Radspur are located in the town. Geography Acc ...

, a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin *

Cable (CDP), Wisconsin Cable is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located northeast of the city of Hayward on U.S. Highway 63. Cable has a post office A post o ...

, an unincorporated community within Cable, Wisconsin *

Cable Building (New York City) The Cable Building is located at 611 Broadway at the northwest corner with Houston Street in NoHo and Greenwich Village, in Manhattan, New York City. Since it spans a block, the Cable Building also has addresses of 2-18 West Houston Street and 1 ...

Music

Cable (British band) Cable were an English indie rock band originally from Derby, who released three studio albums: ''Down-Lift the Up-Trodden'' (1996), ''When Animals Attack'' (1997) and ''Sub-Lingual'' (1999) on Infectious Records. The band split up in 1999, bef ...

, a British alternative rock band *

Cable (American band) Cable is an American band formed in 1994 in Rockville, Connecticut. They combine a hardcore punk and emo aesthetic with a rhythmically complex, often discordant metal-influenced musical approach. Lineup changes and delays between recordings may ...

, an American metalcore band *

The Cables The Cables are a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae vocal trio led by Keble Drummond, who recorded for Studio One in the late 1960s. History The group was led by Keble Drummond (sometimes spelled Keeble), whose first name led to the name of the group. ...

, a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae group

Other uses

Cable (surname) Cable is a surname or English origin, dating back to Middle Ages England. Notable people with the surname include: * Ayrton Cable (born 2003), Social activist and entrepreneur, Grandson of Vince Cable * Frank Cable (1863–1945), American enginee ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Cable (foreign exchange) The term cable is a slang term used by forex traders to refer to the exchange rate between the pound sterling and US dollar. The term originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate between the US dollar and sterling began to be transmit ...

, the British pound/US dollar currency pair rate *

Cable knitting Cable knitting is a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches. For example, given four stitches appearing on the needle in the order ', one might cross the first two (in front of or behind) the nex ...

, a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches *

Cable length A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. Owing to anachronisms and varying techniques of measurement, a cable length can be anywhere from 169 to 220 metre ...

, a unit of distance related to the nautical mile *

Cable (character) Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with X-Force and the X-Men. The child Nathan first appeared as a newborn infant in ''The U ...

, a superhero in Marvel Comics *

TheCable TheCable is an independent online newspaper in Nigeria. It was launched on April 29, 2014 by Simon Kolawole, the former editor of the This Day newspaper. Its publisher Cable Newspaper Ltd was established on November 29, 2011. Kolawole is a Cheven ...

, a Nigerian online newspaper * ''Cable'' (comic book), several comics series featuring the Marvel character * USS ''Cable'' (ARS-19), a US Navy rescue and salvage ship * USS ''Frank Cable'' (AS-40), a US Navy submarine tender *

Cable knot In the mathematical theory of knots, a satellite knot is a knot that contains an incompressible, non boundary-parallel torus in its complement. Every knot is either hyperbolic, a torus, or a satellite knot. The class of satellite knots include co ...