Cords vs Cables - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between cords and cables

is that cords is plural of lang=en|cord while cables is plural of cable.

is that cords is third-person singular of cord while cables is third-person singular of cable.

(head)

(head)

(cord)

Shortening of

(en-plural noun)

(informal) Corduroys.

(head)

(head)

(cable)

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