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ribbon cable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.

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Across languages

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: lentşəkilli kabel — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Catalan: cable cinta — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柔性扁平排线 — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Danish: fladkabel — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Dutch: bandkabel — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Finnish: nauhakaapeli — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Finnish: lattakaapeli — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • French: nappe — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • French: limande — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • German: Flachbandkabel — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Italian: cavo a nastro — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Russian: плоский кабель (ploskij kabelʹ) — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Spanish: cable cinta — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Spanish: cable faja — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Spanish: cable plano — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Swedish: flatkabel — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Telugu: రిబ్బన్ కేబుల్ (ribban kēbul) — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Thai: สายแพ — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • Ukrainian: стрічковий кабель (stričkovyj kabelʹ) — cable with many parallel wires one next to the other