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line
The information itself:
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  1. The information itself:
  2. A border or boundary:
  3. (Sports) A foul line.
cable
The strong, heavy chain attached to a ship's anchor: anchor cables were formerly of rope
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  1. The strong, heavy chain attached to a ship's anchor: anchor cables were formerly of rope
  2. (Nautical) A heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship.
  3. A bundle of insulated wires through which an electric current can be passed: telegraph or telephone cables are often laid under the ground or on the ocean floor
aerial
A flip in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread similar to a cartwheel.
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  1. A flip in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread similar to a cartwheel.
  2. (Gym.) A running somersault performed without the use of hands
  3. A radio antenna, especially one suspended in or extending into the air.
circuit
A closed path through which an electric current flows or may flow. &diamf3; Circuits in which a power source is connected to two or more components (such as light bulbs, or logic gates in a computer circuit), one after the other, are called series circuits. If the circuit is broken, none of the components receives a current. Circuits in which a power source is directly connected to two or more components are called parallel circuits. If a break occurs in the circuit, only the component along whose path the break occurs stops receiving a current.
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  1. A closed path through which an electric current flows or may flow. &diamf3; Circuits in which a power source is connected to two or more components (such as light bulbs, or logic gates in a computer circuit), one after the other, are called series circuits. If the circuit is broken, none of the components receives a current. Circuits in which a power source is directly connected to two or more components are called parallel circuits. If a break occurs in the circuit, only the component along whose path the break occurs stops receiving a current.
  2. A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
  3. The region enclosed by such a line.
wiring
A mass of electric wires.
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  1. A mass of electric wires.
  2. A system of wires, as to provide a house with electricity
  3. The act of attaching, connecting, or installing electric wires.
live wire
(Electricity) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
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  1. (Electricity) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
  2. (Idiomatic) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
  3. A wire carrying an electric current
coil
(Electricity) A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.
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  1. (Electricity) A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.
  2. A single turn of a coiled figure
  3. A series of connected pipes in rows or coils
conductor
The person who has charge of the passengers and collects fares on a train, streetcar, or bus
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  1. The person who has charge of the passengers and collects fares on a train, streetcar, or bus
  2. (--- Music) One who directs an orchestra or other such group.
  3. A material or an object that conducts heat, electricity, light, or sound. Electrical conductors contain electric charges (usually electrons) that are relatively free to move through the material; a voltage applied across the conductor therefore creates an electric current. Insulators (electrical nonconductors) contain no charges that move when subject to a voltage.
filament
A fine wire that gives off radiation when an electric current is passed through it, usually to provide light, as in an incandescent bulb, or to provide heat, as in a vacuum tube.
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  1. A fine wire that gives off radiation when an electric current is passed through it, usually to provide light, as in an incandescent bulb, or to provide heat, as in a vacuum tube.
  2. A wire that acts as the cathode in some electron tubes when it is heated with an electric current.
  3. Any of the dark, sinuous lines visible through certain filters on the disk of the Sun. Filaments are solar prominences that are viewed against the solar surface rather than being silhouetted along the outer edges of the disk.
barbed-wire
Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals.
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  1. Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals.
  2. Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.
chicken-wire
(Countable) a type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size.
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  1. (Countable) a type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size.
  2. A light-gauge galvanized wire fencing usually made with hexagonal mesh.
  3. (Uncountable) a mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.
wirework
Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
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  1. Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
  2. Something made of wire or wires.
  3. Walking on a wire tightrope:
wire-cloth
A type of fine wire netting for strainers, etc.
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  1. A type of fine wire netting for strainers, etc.
  2. A fabric of woven metallic wire.
cablegram
A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.
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  1. A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.
  2. A message sent by undersea cable
telegram
A message transmitted by telegraph
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  1. A message transmitted by telegraph
message
A basic thesis or lesson; a moral:
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  1. A basic thesis or lesson; a moral:
  2. The substance of such a communication; the point or points conveyed:
  3. A statement made or read before a gathering:
night-letter
An unsigned leaflet distributed clandestinely
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  1. An unsigned leaflet distributed clandestinely
  2. A telegram sent at night at a reduced rate for delivery the next morning.
pipe
To convey (liquid or gas) by means of pipes.
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  1. To convey (liquid or gas) by means of pipes.
  2. To convey (water, gas, oil, etc.) by means of pipes
  3. (Nautical) To signal the crew with a boatswain's pipe.
telegraph
A communications system in which a message in the form of short, rapid electric impulses is sent, either by wire or radio, to a receiving station. Morse code is often used to encode messages in a form that is easily transmitted through electric impulses.
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  1. A communications system in which a message in the form of short, rapid electric impulses is sent, either by wire or radio, to a receiving station. Morse code is often used to encode messages in a form that is easily transmitted through electric impulses.
  2. To send or convey a message to (a recipient) by telegraph.
  3. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.
flash
To appear or occur suddenly:
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  1. To appear or occur suddenly:
  2. To hang up a phone line momentarily, as when using call waiting.
  3. A trademark for a file format for graphics, audio, and video data, commonly used for transmitting animation over the Internet.
file
To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
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  1. To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
  2. A collection of related data or program records stored as a unit with a single name. Files are the basic units that a computer works with in storing and retrieving data.
  3. To initiate (a lawsuit):
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