Cable

What “Cable” means

Noun

1. A long object used to make a physical connection.
2. A long object used to make a physical connection.
3. A long object used to make a physical connection.
4. A long object used to make a physical connection.
5. A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.

Verb

1. To provide (something) with cable(s).
2. To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
3. To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
4. To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
5. To communicate by cable.

Where the word comes from

Recorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late Latin capulum (“lasso, rope, halter”), from Latin capiō (“to take, seize”). Use of the term "cable" to refer to the USD/GBP exchange rate originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate began to be transmitted across the Atlantic by a submarine communications cable.

Business name ideas with “Cable”

Industries where “Cable” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Cable and Other Subscription Programming
• Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing