cable or wire
hello folks, Im wondering whats the differences between wire and cable (in terms of part of an electronic appliance) http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-cable-and-wire is this correct?

and what would English speaker call it, earphone wire/cable, iphone charging wire?/cable?. you know what I meant, the white/black "string" :)

thanks very much.

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cable or wire
hello folks, Im wondering whats the differences between wire and cable (in terms of part of an electronic appliance) http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-cable-and-wire   is this correct?

and what would English speaker call it, earphone wire/cable,  iphone charging wire?/cable?. you know what I meant, the white/black "string" :)

thanks very much.

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You'd use 'cable'.  Cables contain wires.

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I would use the word wire for an open metal 'string', without plastic covering on It. I would also call it a wire if it were thinner; like a headphone wire.

I would say that a cable would either be larger, (like a TV cable), and always with plastic covering.

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I would use "cable" to refer to something ready-to-use with the ends on it already.  Example:  I need an HDMI cable to hook up my TV to my Blue-Ray player.  "Wires" refers to more generic non-specific wiring.  Example:  Don't look behind my entertainment system because it is just a big, tangled mess of wires!   There are times when (in common usage) these can be interchanged.  Example:  You'll need to run a cable across your attic.  or:  You'll need to run a wire across your attic.   These can mean the same thing even though there may be multiple wires in the cable.

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ohhhh hi there girl!. i think the difference betwen them is the usage, because CABLE i think is a device have been used in instalations, more industrial and the Wire is more informal like a cell phone charger.