underground cable

underground cable definition - telecom
Cable designed to be place underground, either directly buried or in conduit. Underground cable must be specially designed to protect against moisture, rodents, cable-seeking backhoes, and other earth-moving equipment. See also conduit and direct bury cable.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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