wiring

wiring
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The process of installing wires]
Syn. electrification, electrifying, installation of wire, preparation for electric service, doing the wiring; see also installation 1 .
2. [Installed wires]
Syn. wirework, electric line, cable work, cables, electric installations, facilities for electric power, facilities for electric light.
3. [Circuitry]
Syn. circuit system, filamentation, wireworks, electrical wire distribution, tubing, circuit pattern, circuiting, threading, process, route, line, path, pattern, trail.

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