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[[File:Lautsprecherkabel Makro.jpg|thumb|right|Speaker cable zip cord. The two conductors are held together by the transparent insulation, and can be readily split for connections. This cable uses a blue stripe to identify one conductor.]]
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'''Zip-cord''' is a type of [[electrical cable]] with  two or more conductors held together by an insulating jacket that can be easily separated simply by pulling apart.  In Australia it is known as 'figure-8' cable.<ref name="electracables-fig8">{{cite web |title=Figure-8 |url=http://electracables.com.au/index.php?page=flexible-cables-figure-8 |website=electracables.com.au |access-date=11 June 2020 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701175221/http://electracables.com.au/index.php?page=flexible-cables-figure-8 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The zip-cord term is also used with optical fiber cables consisting of two optical fibers joined in a similar manner. The design of zip-cord makes it easy to keep conductors that carry related electrical or optical signals together and helps avoid tangling of cables. Typical uses include [[lamp cord]] and [[speaker wire]]. Conductors may be identified by a color tracer on the insulation, or by a ridge molded into the insulation of one wire, or by a colored tracer thread inside the insulation.  Zip cords are intended for use on portable equipment, and the US and Canadian electrical codes do not permit their use for [[building wiring|permanently installed wiring]] of line-voltage circuits. 

==See also==
*[[Wire]]
*[[Extension cord ]]

==References==
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*{{FS1037C}}

[[Category:Consumer electronics]]
[[Category:Electrical wiring]]