(Canada, US, informal) A man who works for the cable television service and installs cable television.

A cable that can be used to extend a signal or power cable or move the connexion point for a signal or power source.

Abbreviation of coaxial cable.

A rigid structure to support electric cables; a type of raceway, normally having the appearance of a ladder and open at the top to facilitate changes.

A fixture designed to be installed in the end of a cable or a conductor in order to facilitate the connection.

plural of cable tie

(informal, electrical work) A simple electrical cord with prongs on both ends; plugging one end into a live outlet (for example a generator) and the other end into a dead outlet (in a house with no power) allows power to be injected from the live outlet into the dead one.

(US) A tier of pay television which has neither the broad audience of terrestrial channels nor the cachet of premium channels.

A connector that holds the end of a cable in place

(nautical) An empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in rocky anchorage.