It is a neutral, which is grounded by the utility company on their end and
grounded by the customer on their end



"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hello,

Just want to get the terminology correct.

Understand the differences between the Ground and the neutral in house
wiring O.K., but for
the bare wire that comes in from the street (along with the two phases) to
the house service panel:

is this correctly called a Ground wire or a Neutral wire ?

Thanks,
Bob