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p / P in a NBN cable code

This symbol has more than one meaning in this system; which one applies depends on where it stands in the designation. The decoder tries each.

SymbolMeaningPart of the cable
pFlat Type Unseperable CableOther
PPaper Insulation And Lead SheathMetal sheath
PPolyethylene (PE) Insulation, Telephone Cables (Also Read As Foam-Skin PE)Insulation compound

Source: Added or corrected since 2016 from this source: w3.cebeo.eu

Designations that use it

The same meaning in other coding systems

As recorded in the symbol tables: the same meaning, written with each system's own letters.

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