A wire is a strand of drawn metal used especially in electrical conductors and fencing. wire may also refer to:

Abbreviations

Note: These terms are often shortened to simply ''wire'', ''wires'' or ''wired''. * Wire, a covert listening device worn as a wire under a person's clothes * Wire, an informal term for a telegraph, or the act of using a telegraph * Wire service, a journalism-jargon term for news agency (a news''wire'' or ''wire'' service) * Wire tap, police jargon for covert telephone listening device * Wire transfer, a method of sending money directly between banks

Types of wire

Barbed wire A close-up view of a barbed wire Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. Its primary use is t ...

, steel fencing wire * Chicken wire, a mesh of wire * Concertina wire, a type of barbed wire or razor wire * Copper-clad aluminium wire, inner aluminium core and outer copper cladding *

Electrical wiring Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure. Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation. Allowable ...

, electrical installation of cabling and associated devices *

Electroluminescent wire Electroluminescent wire (often abbreviated as EL wire) is a thin copper wire coated in a phosphor that produces light through electroluminescence when an alternating current is applied to it. It can be used in a wide variety of applications� ...

, thin copper wire coated in a phosphor * Glass-coated wire, fine glass-coated metal filaments *

Magnet wire Magnet wire or enameled wire is a copper (Cu) or aluminium (Al) wire coated with a very thin layer of insulation. It is used in the construction of transformers, inductors, motors, generators, speakers, hard disk head actuators, electroma ...

, copper or aluminium wire coated with a very thin layer of insulation * Nanowire, 1-D structures used in nanoelectronics and nanowire battery anodes *

Razor wire Barbed tape or razor wire is a mesh of metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans. The term "razor wire", through long usage, has generally been used to describe barbed tape products. Razor wire is much sharper th ...

* Wire rope, twisted strands of metal wire * Wire recording, audio storage on a thin steel wire

People

* Wíres (footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian football player * Coy Wire (born 1978), American footballer, television anchor, and correspondent *

Edith Wire Edith Louise Wire (July 1899 – June 26, 1973) was an American composer, writer, and pianist with a strong interest in American history. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and lived in her childhood home her entire life, with her brother Lester ...

(1899-1973), American composer, pianist, and writer; Lester’s sister *

Lester Wire Lester Farnsworth Wire (September 3, 1887 – April 14, 1958) was credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912, in Salt Lake City. Wire worked as a detective for the Salt Lake City police force. The original traffic light, bas ...

(1887–1958), inventor, Edith’s brother *

Nicky Wire Nicholas Allen Jones (born 20 January 1969), known as Nicky Wire, is a Welsh musician and songwriter, best known as lyricist, bassist and secondary vocalist of the Welsh alternative rock band, Manic Street Preachers. Prior to the group, Wire s ...

(born 1969), musician with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers *

Kurt Wires Kurt Oskar "Kurre" Wires (28 April 1919 – 22 February 1992) was a Finnish sprint canoer who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the individual 10000 m event. Four years later he earned two gold medals in t ...

(1919–1992), sprint canoer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Monomolecular wire, a fictional type of wire used as a weapon to cut and sever objects

Music

Groups

* Wire (band), British punk/post-punk group (1976–present)

Albums

* ''Wire'' (Third Day album), a 2004 album by Third Day * ''Wire'' (Wire album), a 2015 album by Wire * ''Wires'' (album), a 2001 album by Art of Fighting

Songs

* "Wires" (song), by Athlete, 2004 * "The Wire" (David Dallas song), featuring Ruby Frost, 2013 * "The Wire" (Haim song), 2013 * "Wire", a song by U2 from their 1984 album '' The Unforgettable Fire'' * "Wire", by ''Third Day'' from the album '' Wire'', 2004 * "Wires", by Red Fang from the album ''

Murder the Mountains ''Murder the Mountains'' is the debut studio album by the American stoner metal band Red Fang, released in 2011. Music videos were released for the songs "Wires" and "Hank Is Dead". Track listing All tracks written by Red Fang, except where note ...

'', 2011 * "Wires", by The Neighbourhood, 2012

News sites

* ''The Wire'' (India), an Indian news website *''The Wire'', a defunct website published by '' The Atlantic''

Radio

WIRE (FM) WIRE (91.1 FM, "Radio Mom 91 Dot 1 FM") is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Top 40 format. Licensed to Lebanon, Indiana, United States, the station is currently owned by Community Radio Partners. History The Federal Communications Commi ...

, a radio station at 91.1 FM licensed to Lebanon, Indiana * ''The Wire'' (radio program), an Australian current-affairs program * The Wire, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication's student radio station *

WXNT WXNT (1430 AM) is a commercial radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and carries an all-sports radio format, as an affiliate of the CBS Sports Radio Network. WXNT's schedule consists of CBS Sports Radi ...

, an Indianapolis, Indiana (1430 AM) radio station, which held the WIRE call sign from 1935 to 1989

Television

Channels

Wire TV Overhead power cabling. The conductor consists of seven strands of steel (centre, high tensile strength), surrounded by four outer layers of aluminium (high conductivity). Sample diameter 40 mm A wire is a flexible strand of metal. Wire is co ...

, a 1992–1995 UK cable television channel * WIRE-CD, a television station (channel 33, virtual 33) licensed to serve Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Series

* '' The Wire'', a 2002–2008 HBO police drama TV series

Episodes

* "The Wire" (''Curb Your Enthusiasm''), the sixth episode of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' * "The Wire" (''The Wire'' episode), the sixth episode of ''The Wire'' TV series * "The Wire" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''The Wire'' (magazine), cover title ''Wire'', a British music magazine, founded in 1982 * ''The Wire'' (JTF-GTMO), official weekly newspaper of Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Computing and telecommunications

Wire (software) Wire is an encrypted communication and collaboration app created by Wire Swiss. It is available for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, and web browsers such as Firefox. Wire offers a collaboration suite featuring messenger, voice calls, video ...

, an instant messaging application that supports voice and video calling * Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System (WIRES), a digital transmission mode used in Yaesu amateur radio equipment * Wire data, data on the wire in a communications system or protocol * Wire protocol, a method of transmitting data * Wire Swiss, a software company headquartered in Switzerland that is best known for its messaging application of the same name

Organizations

* NSW Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES), an animal welfare organisation in New South Wales, Australia *

The WIRE project The Wire Project (Wick Information Recreation & Education) was a charitable organisation charity based in England. History The Wire Project was founded by Paul Sanderson MBE in 1996 as a direct response to recognised issues involving drug and ...

, a charitable organisation in England

Other uses

* Warrington Wolves, a British rugby league team nicknamed The Wire *

Wide Field Infrared Explorer Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WIRE, also Explorer 75 and SMEX-5) was a NASA satellite launched on 5 March 1999, on the Pegasus XL launch vehicle into polar orbit between above the surface of Earth. WIRE was intended to be a four-month infrared ...

(WIRE), a spacecraft intended to produce an infrared survey of the entire sky * Winged Reusable Sounding rocket (WIRES), by Japan * Wire Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. * Wire of Death or "the Wire", a lethal electric fence on the Dutch-Belgian border during World War I * "The wire", an elaborate obsolete con used in the film '' The Sting''