cabling
SayKAY-bling/ˈkeɪ.bl.ɪŋ/
- 1A set of wires and cords grouped together to carry power or signals.
Like all the wires behind a TV gathered into one bundle.
The electrician replaced all the old cabling in the house.
Loose cabling near the desk can be a tripping danger.
Similarwiring
- 2Present participle of cable. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or when naming it as an activity.
The crew is cabling the new theater for sound this week.
They spent all morning cabling the server room.
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- 3Rounded strips set into the grooves of a column, partly filling them as decoration.
Like filling the bottom of a slot with a smooth, rounded rod.
The old church columns have cabling carved into their lower grooves.
Restorers carefully cleaned the cabling along each fluted column.
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cabling is a form of cable
cable, verb: To put cables into a place so it can use electricity or data. Full entry
- Spelling
- cable → cabling: drop the e, add -ing
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