ribbon cable

[′rib·ən ‚kā·bəl] (electricity) A cable made of normal, round, insulated wires arranged side by side and fastened together by a cohesion process to form a flexible ribbon.

ribbon cable

(hardware)A type of flat multicore cable with corespositioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easyto clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) acrossall cores.

Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are lessresilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually usedinside equipment where little movement or plugging andunplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.

ribbon cable

A thin, flat, multiconductor cable that is widely used for internal peripheral connections in electronic systems. In a PC, a 34-wire ribbon connects the floppy drive (if present) to the motherboard. A 40-wire cable connects the IDE (ATA) CD drive, and an 80-wire cable is used for the IDE (ATA) hard disks.

Ribbon Cables

These are the common ribbon cables used internally in a PC to connect hard disk, CD and floppy. For external connections, round-shaped cables are preferred over ribbon ones.

Ribbon Cables

These are the common ribbon cables used internally in a PC to connect hard disk, CD and floppy. For external connections, round-shaped cables are preferred over ribbon ones.