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TWISTED-PAIR CABLE [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 1998-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

Cable comprised of two wires twisted together at six turns per inch to provide electrical self-shielding. Some telephone wire - but by no means all - is twisted-pair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Câble formé de deux fils torsadés, à raison de six torsades pour six pouces. Cela a pour effet d'augmenter l'immunité du câble et de diminuer son atténuation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Internet y telemática
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