What is an Electrical Cable?

An electrical cable is an electrical unit that consists of a multiple number of independent conductive wires.

The wires within the cable may be solid core, stranded, braided, or a combination of several of these.

The different kinds of cables include paired cable, twisted pair, twin lead, shielded twin lead, unbalanced coaxial, dual coaxial, balanced coaxial, ribbon, multiple conductor, and fiber optic.

The important thing to remember about cables is that they are made of multiple separate wires, with each wire having its specific purpose in connection with a circuit.