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optical fiber cable

cable assembly containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light
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optical fiber cable

Summary

optical fiber cable ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,390 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • optical fiber cable is a type of assembly[2].
  • optical fiber cable's Commons category is recorded as Optical fiber cables[3].
  • optical fiber cable comprises optical fiber[4].
  • optical fiber cable comprises sleeve[5].
  • optical fiber cable comprises cladding[6].
  • optical fiber cable comprises Buffer[7].
  • optical fiber cable's described by source is recorded as TIA-598-C: Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding[8].
  • optical fiber cable's different from is recorded as fiber bundle[9].

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Definition and Type

optical fiber cable is a type of assembly[2].

Use and Application

Components include optical fiber[4], sleeve[5], cladding[6], and Buffer[7].

Why It Matters

optical fiber cable ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,390 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → fiber-optic-cables
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: fiber-optic-cables, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925333|fiber optic cables (#289925333)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → TIA-598-C: Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding
    Has part(s) → optical fiber, sleeve, cladding +1
    Subclass of → assembly
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|12 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11672, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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