Glossary | Paige Electric

Term	Description
C.S.A.	Abbreviation for Canadian Standards Association
Cable	A group of individually insulated conductors in twisted or parallel configuration, with or without an overall covering
Cable Assembly	A completed cable and its associated hardware ready to install
Cable Filler	The material used in multiple conductor cables to occupy the spaces formed by the assembly or components, thus forming a core of the desired shape (normally cylindrical).
Cabling	The twisting together of two or more insulated conductors to form a cable
Cabling Factor	Used in the formula for calculating the diameter of an unshielded, unjacketed cable (D=Kd, where the cable diameter, K is the factor and d is the diameter of the insulated conductor)
Caged Armor	A construction using wires within a jacket to increase mechanical protection and tensile strength. This construction is sometimes used in submarine cables.
Canadian Standards Association International (CSA)	Test products for compliance to national and international standards, and issue certification marks for qualified products. Certification marks tell potential customers and users that a product has been evaluated by a formal process-involving examination, testing and follow-up inspection-and that it complies with applicable standards for safety and performance.
Capacitance	Storage of electrically separated charges between two plates having different potentials. The value depends largely on the surface area of the plates and the distance between them.
Capacitance Coupling	Electrical interaction between two conductors caused by the capacitance between them
Capacitance, Direct	The capacitance measured directly from conductor to conductor through a single insulating layer
Capacitance, Mutual	The capacitance between two conductors and all other conductors, including shield, short-circuited to ground
Capacitance, Unbalance	An inequality of capacitance between the wires of two or more pairs which results in a transfer of unwanted signals from one pair to others
Capacitance, Unbalance To Ground	An inequality of capacitance between the ground capacitance of the conductors of a pair which results in a pickup of external source energy, usually from power transmission lines
Carrier	The basic woven grouping of a braided shield, consisting of one or several parallel ends
Cathode	Negative pole of an electric source
Cathode Protection	The control of the electrolytic corrosion of an underground or underwater metallic structure by the application of an electric current through a sacrificial anode in such a way that the structure is made to act as a cathode of an electrolytic cell
CATV	An acronym for Community Antenna Television
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television
Cellular Polyethylene	Expanded or "foam" polyethylene consisting of individually closed cells suspended in a polyethylene medium
CENELEC	CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, was created in 1973 as a result of the merger of two previous European organizations: CENELCOM and CENEL. Today, CENELEC is a non-profit technical organization set up under Belgian law and composed of the National Electrotechnical Committees of 23 European countries. In addition, 12 National Committees from Central and Eastern Europe are participating in CENELEC work with an Affiliate status. Their ultimate goal as affiliates is gaining full membership to CENELEC Standardization activities.
Center-to-Center Distance	See definition for "Pitch"
Certificate of Compliance (C of C)	A certificate which is normally generated by a Quality Control Department, which shows that the product being shipped meets customer's specifications
Certified Test Report (CTR)	A report providing actual test data on a cable. Tests are normally run by a Quality Control Department, which shows that the product being shipped conforms to test specifications
Characteristic Impedance	The impedance that, when connected to the output terminals of a transmission line of any length, makes the line appear infinitely long; the ratio of voltage to current at every point along a transmission line on which there are no standing waves
Charge	The quantity of electricity held statically in a condenser or on an insulated conductor
Charging Current	The current produced when a DC voltage is first applied to conductors of an unterminated cable. It is caused by the capacitive reactance of the cable, and decreases exponentially with time.
Charging Time	The time required for the voltage between two conductors of a cable to acquire a value equal to 98.2% of the magnitude of an instantaneous applied DC voltage change
Chemical Resistance	The strength of a material to protect against chemical attack or solvent reaction
China Compulsory Certification (CCC)	The CCC Mark will be required for products being exported to or sold to the Peoples Republic of China market. This is being handled through the UK office but I will provide, under separate cover, a simple write-up regarding the CCC Mark.

C.S.A.

Abbreviation for Canadian Standards Association

Cable

A group of individually insulated conductors in twisted or parallel configuration, with or without an overall covering

Cable Assembly

A completed cable and its associated hardware ready to install

Cable Filler

The material used in multiple conductor cables to occupy the spaces formed by the assembly or components, thus forming a core of the desired shape (normally cylindrical).

Cabling

The twisting together of two or more insulated conductors to form a cable

Cabling Factor

Used in the formula for calculating the diameter of an unshielded, unjacketed cable (D=Kd, where the cable diameter, K is the factor and d is the diameter of the insulated conductor)

Caged Armor

A construction using wires within a jacket to increase mechanical protection and tensile strength. This construction is sometimes used in submarine cables.

Canadian Standards Association International (CSA)

Test products for compliance to national and international standards, and issue certification marks for qualified products. Certification marks tell potential customers and users that a product has been evaluated by a formal process-involving examination, testing and follow-up inspection-and that it complies with applicable standards for safety and performance.

Capacitance

Storage of electrically separated charges between two plates having different potentials. The value depends largely on the surface area of the plates and the distance between them.

Capacitance Coupling

Electrical interaction between two conductors caused by the capacitance between them

Capacitance, Direct

The capacitance measured directly from conductor to conductor through a single insulating layer

Capacitance, Mutual

The capacitance between two conductors and all other conductors, including shield, short-circuited to ground

Capacitance, Unbalance

An inequality of capacitance between the wires of two or more pairs which results in a transfer of unwanted signals from one pair to others

Capacitance, Unbalance To Ground

An inequality of capacitance between the ground capacitance of the conductors of a pair which results in a pickup of external source energy, usually from power transmission lines

Carrier

The basic woven grouping of a braided shield, consisting of one or several parallel ends

Cathode

Negative pole of an electric source

Cathode Protection

The control of the electrolytic corrosion of an underground or underwater metallic structure by the application of an electric current through a sacrificial anode in such a way that the structure is made to act as a cathode of an electrolytic cell

CATV

An acronym for Community Antenna Television

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

Cellular Polyethylene

Expanded or "foam" polyethylene consisting of individually closed cells suspended in a polyethylene medium

CENELEC

CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, was created in 1973 as a result of the merger of two previous European organizations: CENELCOM and CENEL. Today, CENELEC is a non-profit technical organization set up under Belgian law and composed of the National Electrotechnical Committees of 23 European countries. In addition, 12 National Committees from Central and Eastern Europe are participating in CENELEC work with an Affiliate status. Their ultimate goal as affiliates is gaining full membership to CENELEC Standardization activities.

Center-to-Center Distance

See definition for "Pitch"

Certificate of Compliance (C of C)

A certificate which is normally generated by a Quality Control Department, which shows that the product being shipped meets customer's specifications

Certified Test Report (CTR)

A report providing actual test data on a cable. Tests are normally run by a Quality Control Department, which shows that the product being shipped conforms to test specifications

Characteristic Impedance

The impedance that, when connected to the output terminals of a transmission line of any length, makes the line appear infinitely long; the ratio of voltage to current at every point along a transmission line on which there are no standing waves

Charge

The quantity of electricity held statically in a condenser or on an insulated conductor

Charging Current

The current produced when a DC voltage is first applied to conductors of an unterminated cable. It is caused by the capacitive reactance of the cable, and decreases exponentially with time.

Charging Time

The time required for the voltage between two conductors of a cable to acquire a value equal to 98.2% of the magnitude of an instantaneous applied DC voltage change

Chemical Resistance

The strength of a material to protect against chemical attack or solvent reaction

China Compulsory Certification (CCC)

The CCC Mark will be required for products being exported to or sold to the Peoples Republic of China market. This is being handled through the UK office but I will provide, under separate cover, a simple write-up regarding the CCC Mark.

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