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Mechanical. Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof; Wire rope, a type of rope which consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a helix . Arresting cable, part of a system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands; Bowden cable, a mechanical cable for transmitting force