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CUADRETE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Wires and Cables
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quad
1, record 1, English, quad
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assembly of four insulated conductors. 2, record 1, English, - quad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A quad may be either a multiple-twin quad in which two twisted pairs are twisted together, or a star quad in which four wires are twisted about a common axis. 2, record 1, English, - quad
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Câbles et fils téléphoniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quarte
1, record 1, French, quarte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de quatre fils isolés. 2, record 1, French, - quarte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une quarte peut être soit une quarte D.M. où deux paires torsadées sont elles-mêmes torsadées ensemble, soit une quarte en étoile où quatre conducteurs sont câblés autour d'un axe commun. 2, record 1, French, - quarte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cables e hilos telefónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuadrete
1, record 1, Spanish, cuadrete
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuádruple 2, record 1, Spanish, cu%C3%A1druple
correct, masculine noun
- cuádrete 3, record 1, Spanish, cu%C3%A1drete
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disposición de los conductores en un cable formando grupos trenzados de dos pares (cuatro hilos). 3, record 1, Spanish, - cuadrete
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El cuadrete es la configuración del cable telefónico que llega al hogar. Consiste en cuatro hilos trenzados en paralelo colocados en un solo cable. 4, record 1, Spanish, - cuadrete
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