cable length

noun

|Updated on: 29 Apr 2018

Definition of cable length

: a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feet

Recent Examples of cable length from the Web

Using multiple pedals degrades your overall signal, creating more cable length running from guitar to amp—and more room for something to go wrong.

— henry robertson, Popular Mechanics, "The Technology in Guitar Pedals Has Reached a New Level of Tonal Bliss," 20 Apr. 2018
This gives a cable length of 12.2 meters (which is almost exactly 40 feet).

— rhett allain, WIRED, "The Physics Behind a Fake Flying Samurai Battle," 3 Apr. 2018
Network security, electrical interference, cable length, and syncing dozens upon dozens of ECUs are things that keep automakers’ software developers and electrical engineers up all night.

— clifford atiyeh, Car and Driver, "Hyundai Plans Gigabit Ethernet for Some In-Car Networks, but What Does That Mean?," 29 Jan. 2018

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