wiring harness

wiring harness

English

Noun

wiring harness (plural wiring harnesses)

1. (automotive, electronics) A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic device, etc., or between them.
   • 1974, Department of the Army, Direct Support and General Support Maintenance Manual for Carrier, Guided Missile Equipment, Self-propelled‎, page 4-24:

     Remove and discard cable straps (45) securing front wiring harness (11) to main wiring harness (10) and to fuel cutoff control.

   • 1985, International Trade Commission, The Internationalization of the Automobile Industry and Its Effects on the U.S. Automobile Industry, page vii:

     Today, an automobile assembled in the United States could have a Japanese-built engine, a French transmission, a wiring-harness assembly from Mexico, electrical parts from Brazil, and a radio from Taiwan.

Translations

bundle of insulated wires

Catalan: arnès (ca) m Finnish: johtosarja French: faisceau (fr) m German: Kabelbaum (de) m Italian: please add this translation if you can

Japanese: please add this translation if you can Polish: wiązka (pl) f, pęk (pl) m Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: arnés (es) m

See also

• wiring
• wiring diagram
• wiring loom