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CABLE. An assembly of one or more insulated conductors, or
optical fibers, or a combination of both, within an enveloping jacket. Either a stranded conductor (single-conductor cable) or a combination of conductors insulated
from one another (multiple conductor cable). Small sizes are commonly referred to as stranded wire or
as cords.
CABLE ASSEMBLY. A cable that is ready for installation
in specific applications and usually terminated with connectors. Manufacturers
CABLE HARNESS. A group of wires or ribbons of wiring used to interconnect electronic systems and
subsystems.
CABLE SHEATH. A conductive protective covering applied to cables.
CAGE CODE. Commercial and Government Entity Code. A five-position alphanumeric code
with a numeric in the first and last positions (e.g. 27340, 2A345, or 2AAA5), assigned to United States and Canadian organizations which manufacture and/or control the design of items
supplied to a Government Military or Civil Agency or assigned to United States and foreign
organizations, primarily for identifying contractors in the mechanical interchange of data.
CAN BUS. A differential 2-wire interface running over either a Shielded Twisted Pair (STP), Un-shielded Twisted Pair (UTP), or Ribbon cable. A number of different Protocols are used with CAN bus. The CanBus is primarly used as an Automotive Bus, but is also one of the major Field Buses. CanBus
CAPACITANCE. The property of an electrical circuit that opposes changes in voltage.
CAPACITIVE REACTANCE. The opposition, expressed in ohms, offered to the flow of an alternating
current by capacitance. The symbol for capacitive reactance is XC.
CAPACITOR. An electrical device capable of storing electrical energy in an electrostatic field. [Capacitor Terms, Capacitor Manufacturers]
CAPACITOR FILTER. This filter is used on extremely high-voltage, low-current power supplies and
also where the ripple frequency is not critical.
CAPACITOR-START MOTOR. A type of single-phase, ac induction motor in which a starting winding
and a capacitor are placed in series to start the motor. The values of XC and R are such that the
main-winding and starting-winding currents are nearly 90 degrees apart and the starting torque is
produced as in a two-phase motor.
CARBON MICROPHONE. A microphone in which sound waves vary the resistance of a pile of carbon
granules. May be single-button or double-button. Microphone Manufacturers
CARDBUS. One of the different types of PCMCIA interfaces. CardBus implements the 32-bit PCI bus standard into the PCMCIA form factor. CardBus
CARRIER FREQUENCY. The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH. A shipboard radar system used to guide aircraft to safe
landings in poor visibility conditions.
CASTER. A wheel mounted in a swivel frame. Caster Manufacturers
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