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Twisted-pair (TP)

A type of cabling where two copper wires, each enclosed in some kind of sheath are wrapped around each other, is called Twisted-pair (TP). The twisting permits narrow-gauge wire, otherwise extraordinarily sensitive to crosstalk and interference, to carry higher bandwidth signals over longer distances than would ordinarily be possible with straight wires. TP cabling is used for voice telephone circuits as well as for networking.

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