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 ...

, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof * Wire rope, 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 mechanical cable for transmitting forces * Rope generally, especially a thick, heavy ("cable laid") variety

Transmission

* Electrical cable, an assembly of one or more wires which may be insulated, used for transmission of electrical power or signals ** Coaxial cable, 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 cable used to transmit electrical power ** Submarine communications cable, a cable laid on the sea bed to carry telecommunication signals between land-based stations * Fiber-optic cable, a cable containing one or more optical fibers

Communication by cable

* Cable television, a system of providing television programs to consumers via electrical cables *

Cablegram Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas p ...

(also known as a telegram or just a "cable"), a text message transmitted via electrical telegraph ** Diplomatic cable, a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission and the foreign ministry of its parent country

Places

* Cable Street, London, UK * Cable, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois *

Cable, Ohio Cable is an unincorporated community in central Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43009. Cable was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn t ...

, an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Ohio * Cable, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota * Cable, Wisconsin, a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin *

Cable (CDP), Wisconsin Cable is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County Bayfield County is the northernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 cen ...

, an unincorporated community within Cable, Wisconsin * Cable Building (New York City)

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, ...

, a British alternative rock band * Cable (American band), an American metalcore band * The Cables, a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae group

Other uses

* Cable (surname), 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 transm ...

, the British pound/US dollar currency pair rate * Cable knitting, 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 met ...

, a unit of distance related to the nautical mile * Cable (character), 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 Cheve ...