ribbon cable

noun

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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Meanings

nounribbon cable (plural ribbon cables)

plural ribbon cables

  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.

Translations

Catalan cable cinta
  • cable cintacable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Chinese Mandarin 柔性扁平排线
  • 柔性扁平排线cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Danish fladkabel
  • fladkabelcable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Dutch bandkabel
  • bandkabelcable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Finnish nauhakaapeli, lattakaapeli
  • nauhakaapelicable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • lattakaapelicable with many parallel wires one next to the other
French nappe, limande
  • nappecable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • limandecable with many parallel wires one next to the other
German Flachbandkabel
  • Flachbandkabelcable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Italian cavo a nastro
  • cavo a nastrocable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Russian плоский кабель, шлейф
  • плоский кабель (ploskij kabelʹ)cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • шлейф (šlejf)cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Spanish cable cinta, cable faja
  • cable cintacable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • cable fajacable with many parallel wires one next to the other
  • cable planocable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Swedish flatkabel
  • flatkabelcable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Thai สายแพ
  • สายแพcable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Ukrainian стрічковий кабель
  • стрічковий кабель (stričkovyj kabelʹ)cable with many parallel wires one next to the other
Cite this entry
APA

ribbon cable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20cable

MLA

“ribbon cable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20cable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribbon cable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20cable.

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