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LOCA - abbreviation for Loss of Coolant Accident, a system malfunction associated with nuclear generation stations.

Local Area Network - a baseband or broadband interactive bi-directional communication system for information exchange on a common transmission line.

Longitudinal Shield - a tape shield, flat or corrugated, applied longitudinally with the axis of the core being shielded.

Longitudinal Wrap - tape applied longitudinally with the axis of the core being shielded.

Loop Resistance - the total resistance of two conductors measured round tip from one end.

Loss Factor - the product of the dissipation and dielectric constant of an insulation material.

Low Noise Cable - cable configuration specifically constructed to eliminate spurious electrical disturbances caused by capacitance changes of self-generated noise induced by either physical abuse or adjacent circuitry.

Low Loss Dielectric - an insulation material that has a relatively low dielectric loss, such as polyethylene or Teflon.

Low Tension - low voltage, as applied to ignition cable.