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CABLE PAIRES TORSADEES [2 records]

Record 1 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

A cable formed by twisting together two thin conductors which are each separately insulated. This arrangement can reduce their intercapacitance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Installations de télécommunications
CONT

[...] transmission à courte-distance, de poste à poste ou à plusieurs branchements en câble à paires torsadées non pupinisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cables e hilos telefónicos
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

En las redes de área local es un cable de conexión, de ancho de banda baja, usado en los sistemas de teléfonos. El cable incluye dos alambres aislados trenzados entre sí para minimizar la interferencia de otros alambres.

CONT

El cable de pares se compone de conjuntos de pares conductores (enlazados) torsionados entre sí, con pasos de torsión distintos en cada par para evitar cruces por diafonía.

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Record 2 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
OBS

Most phone lines are twisted-wire pairs ... two insulated wires twisted together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques

Spanish

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