special-purpose wire
1Wire — For other uses, see Wire (disambiguation). Wires overhead A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly… …
2Wire spring relay — A wire spring relay is a type of relay, primarily manufactured by the Western Electric Company for use by the Bell System in electromechanical telephone exchanges. It was licenced for use around the world, and was commonplace in Japan. A wire… …
3Wire recording — A Peirce 55 B dictation wire recorder from 1945 …
4Wire chamber — Drift chamber at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris …
5Barbed wire — For other uses, see Barb wire (disambiguation). A close up view of a barbed wire barb …
6Safety wire — Safety wiring of two pairs of drilled head bolts Safety wire or lockwire is common in the aircraft and racing industries as an extra precaution to keep vital fasteners from unintentionally loosening and parts from falling off due to vibration or… …
7Piano wire — Piano string ends Piano strings Piano wire, or music wire , is …
8Aluminum wire — is a type of wiring used in houses and power grids. History Usage within utilities Since the early 1900s, utility companies have been using aluminum wire for transmission of electricity within their power grids. It has advantages over the older… …
9Secret and special weapons in Showa Japan — This article refer to Plans for the incorporation and development of special or secret weapons in Imperial Japan during the first part of the Showa era, for the Second sino japanese war and World War II, that were originally hidden from public… …
10NKVD special camps — (German: Speziallager) were NKVD run late and post World War II internment camps in the Soviet occupied parts of Germany and areas east of the Oder Neisse line. The short lived camps east of the line were subsequently transferred to the Soviet… …
