- Bowden cable
- control cable a thin cable enclosed in a casing, originally made for bicycles but now widely used in prosthetic and orthotic devices for the upper limb.
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Bowden cable
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Bowden cable — For the character in the Thursday Next Series, see Characters in the Thursday Next Series. A bowden cable is a type of flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force or energy by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel or… … Wikipedia
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