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WHAT IS WIRE?

A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated string of drawn metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauges. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands as in 'multi-stranded wire, which is more correctly termed a cable in electricity.