cable length
: a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feet
Recent Examples on the Web
//Index shifting would work with any system that changed the cable length by the right amount—paddles weren't needed.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, "How bicycles have changed in the last 25 years," 10 Nov. 2018
//Using multiple pedals degrades your overall signal, creating more cable length running from guitar to amp—and more room for something to go wrong.
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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).
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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.
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Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "Hyundai Plans Gigabit Ethernet for Some In-Car Networks, but What Does That Mean?," 29 Jan. 2018
First Known Use of cable length
1555, in the meaning defined above
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