Definitions

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  • noun computing A technique used in the building of computer systems that involves the complex folding of flat ribbon cables as if they were sheets of paper folded in the art known as origami, and/or the routing and organization of non-flat cables.

Etymologies

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A portmanteau of cable and origami.

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Examples

  • In the context of neatly building computers, the art is known as cablegami.

    Cable spaghetti Cliff Pickover 2007

  • In the context of neatly building computers, the art is known as cablegami.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Cliff Pickover 2007

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