Electrical Wiring Vocab

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  1. 1. factory assembly of two or more conductors having an overall outer covering.
  2. 5. material through which electricity easily flows
  3. 7. the color terminal that the neutral wire is typically attached to on an outlet
  4. 10. device used to start and stop the flow of electricity
  5. 11. the common name for a receptacle
  6. 13. the size indicator of wire
  7. 14. the metal that most residential wire is made of
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  1. 2. the color wire used for hot wire
  2. 3. most common switch found in homes
  3. 4. the color terminal that the "hot" wire is typically attached to on an outlet
  4. 6. the color wire used for the neutral wire
  5. 8. material that is very resistant to the flow of electricity
  6. 9. receptacle that contains two places for items to be plugged in
  7. 12. always used in a pair to allow a light to be controlled from two different locations
  8. 15. the color wire often used for traveler wires