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Pigtailed

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004307

Describing an electrical component or device that has a short length of wire or fiber optic cable permanently attached, extending from its body. This pre-attached cable simplifies connection to other components or a main wiring harness. For fiber optics, a pigtail has a connector on one end and bare fiber on the other for splicing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004307
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Schwanzleitungsdraht; Spanish: pigtailed; French: à queue de cochon
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004307",
  "term": "Pigtailed",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing an electrical component or device that has a short length of wire or fiber optic cable permanently attached, extending from its body. This pre-attached cable simplifies connection to other components or a main wiring harness. For fiber optics, a pigtail has a connector on one end and bare fiber on the other for splicing.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schwanzleitungsdraht",
    "es": "pigtailed",
    "fr": "à queue de cochon"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pigtailed/"
}

Record 4,671 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.