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Tension Member - a member included on a fiber cable to add tensile strength

Terminals - metal wire termination devices designed to handle one or more conductors, and to be attached to a board, bus, or block with mechanical fasteners or clipped on.

Teat Lead - a flexible, insulated lead wire used for making tests, connecting instruments to a circuit temporarily, or for making temporary electrical connections.

TEW - Canadian Standards Association type appliance wires. Solid or stranded single conductor, plastic-insulated 600V, 105C

Textile Braid - any braid made from threads of cotton, silk, or synthetic fibers.

TFE - Tetrafluoroethylene. A thermoplastic material with good electrical insulating properties and chemical and heat resistance.

TFFN - fixture wire, thermoplastic-covered solid or 7 strands with nylon sheath. 60C

Thermal Aging - exposure to a thermal condition of programmed series of conditions for pre-described periods of time

Thermal Rating - the maximum and/or minimum temperature at which a material will perform its function without undue degradation.

Thermosetting - A material which will not soften, flow, or distort appreciably when subjected to heat and pressure. Vulcanizable. Examples are rubber and neoprene.

Thermal Shock - a test to determine the ability of a material to withstand heat and cold by subjecting it to rapid and wide changes in temperature

Thermocouple - a device consisting of two dissimilar metals in physical contact, which when heated will develop an emf output