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cabling

American  
[kay-bling] / ˈkeɪ blɪŋ /

noun

Architecture.
  1. decoration with cable moldings.

  2. reedings set into the flutes of a column or pilaster.


Etymology

Origin of cabling

First recorded in 1745–55; cable + -ing 1


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There are demand-driven capacity crunches in everything from fiber-optic cabling to electric power to water for cooling chip factories to undeveloped land for data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

They also integrated the required electronics, cabling, structural supports, and measurement tools.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

Though ultimately the government could save Moerdijk, and opt for the alternative of squeezing the substations and their cabling around and in between the four villages.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

They said that AI can do the “opposite” of what automation does, and “generate demand for novel human expertise” like electrical installation or fiber-optic cabling.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

The door was surrounded by things like cabling, hooks and the plates that linked the bare-bones machinery of the door hydraulics with the more aesthetic wall coverings of the large cargo room.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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