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CUADRETE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
DEF

An assembly of four insulated conductors.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
DEF

Ensemble de quatre fils isolés.

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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cables e hilos telefónicos
DEF

Disposición de los conductores en un cable formando grupos trenzados de dos pares (cuatro hilos).

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.

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