Glossary · Checks after laying
cable locator
Instrument tracing a buried cable from the surface.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | cable locator | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | kablo bulucu | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Kabelsuchgerät | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | kabelzoeker | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | kabelsökare | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | détecteur de câbles | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | localizador de cables | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | kabelsøger | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | kabelsøker | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | kaapelinetsin | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | cercacavi | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | detector de cabluri | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | lokalizator kabli | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | hledač kabelů | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | трассоискатель | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
fault location (sheath fault) · leakage current · metallic screen · oversheath (outer sheath) · pulling protocol (pulling record) · semi-conducting oversheath layer · sheath test (oversheath d.c. test) · tests after installation
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.