Meaning & use

cabling

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A system or network of cables, or the process of installing them.

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The building's electrical cabling had to be replaced after the fire.

It took the technicians two days to run new cabling through the office.

A note on using this word

Used both for the physical cables themselves as a collective system and for the act of installing them.

Words with a similar meaning

wiring

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