Term
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Definition
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Cable
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Collection or two or more conductors in the same jacket.
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Cable pack
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Describes how many cables can fit into a given section.
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Channel
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A defined route followed by all conductors in a harness.
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Conductor
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An internal current-carrying portion of a cable.
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Harness
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A 3D model consisting of wires, cables, and bundles in an assembly including all related information such as 2D drawings.
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Jacket
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The protective outer covering of a cable or bundle.
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Path
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A conductor's route from one place to another when outside of a channel.
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Reference designator
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An marker that distinguishes physically identical connectors and terminals from each other with respect to connections created automatically using the ECAD interface.
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Route
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The path a wire or cable follows in an assembly.
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Virtual channel
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An imaginary path in space through which wires and cables may run.
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Wire
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A cable with a single conductor.
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