"Graeme" wrote in message
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An ongoing thread elsewhere is discussing wires and cables, and which is
which. To me, the mains flex on a table lamp or the T&E behind the wall
are cables, both containing two, three or more wires. Correct?

But that introduces flex. Perhaps a cable containing multi strand wires
is a flex, not a cable whereas a cable containing single strand wires
really is a cable? So a telephone cable really is a cable, as is standard
T&E.

What about figure of eight profile bell wire? Two multi strand wires,
moulded together, a flex, or is flex really only an abbreviation of
flexible cable?

Non electrical multi strand cables? Are they really hawsers?

There is no nice tidy distinction between wires, cables and cords.