Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The filling of the flutes of a column with cable-moldings.
  • noun Hence The cable-moldings themselves.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Arch.) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about one third of the height of the shaft.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A collection of cables.
  • verb Present participle of cable.

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Examples

  • You do realise that DIY cabling is illegal in Australia without an ACMA licence?

    Wire Your Home On-the-Cheap with DIY Network Cables | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • The range includes 3M's first foray into intelligent cabling, which is ideal for large and complex cable systems - such as those within data centres - where efficient management of connectivity is essential for ensuring business continuity and managing costs.

    Releases feed from RealWire 2009

  • A lot of them also come with side-windows, which are mainly just for show (they also tend to encourage people to tidy up their cabling, which is good for airflow).

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff Gameplanet.co.nz 2009

  • The range includes 3M's first foray into intelligent cabling, which is ideal for large and complex cable systems - such as those within data centres - where efficient management of connectivity is essential for ensuring business continuity and managing costs.

    Releases feed from RealWire 2009

  • The range includes 3M's first foray into intelligent cabling, which is ideal for large and complex cable systems - such as those within data centres - where efficient management of connectivity is essential for ensuring business continuity and managing costs.

    Releases feed from RealWire 2009

  • A lot of them also come with side-windows, which are mainly just for show (they also tend to encourage people to tidy up their cabling, which is good for airflow).

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • The range includes 3M's first foray into intelligent cabling, which is ideal for large and complex cable systems - such as those within data centres - where efficient management of connectivity is essential for ensuring business continuity and managing costs.

    Releases feed from RealWire 2009

  • Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin dismissed suggestions the state was getting too involved in "cabling".

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • The word "cabling" by itself indicates a convex circular moulding sunk in the concave fluting of a classic column, and rising about one-third of the height of the shaft.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various

  • Would you be able to specify what kind of cabling needs to be run between the DVR and each Camera?

    Fatwallet.com Hot Deals 2010

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