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    REA – Abbreviation for Rural Electrification Administration. A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for the standardization of the independent telephone companies throughout the U.S. 
    Reactance – The opposition offered to the flow of alternating current by inductance or capacitance of a component or circuit.
    Recovered Diameter – Diameter of shrinkable products after heating has caused it to return to its extruded diameter.
    Reference Junction – The junction of a thermocouple which is at a known reference temperature. Also known as the 'cold' junction, it is usually located at the emf measuring device.
    Refractive Index – Ratio of light velocity in a vacuum to its velocity in the transmitting medium.
    Repeater – A transmitter and receiver combination used to regenerate a signal.
    Resin –A synthetic organic material formed by the union (polymerization) of one or more monomers with one or more acids.
    Resistance – A measure of the difficulty in moving electrical current through a medium when voltage is applied. It is measured in ohms.
    Retractile Cable – A cable that returns by its own stored energy from an extended condition to its original contracted form.
    RFI – Abbreviation for Radio Frequency Interference.
    RG/U – Abbreviation for Radio Government, Universal. RG is the military designation for coaxial cable in Mil-C-17 and U stands for general utility.
    Ribbon Cable – A flat cable of individually insulated conductors lying parallel and held together by means of adhesive film laminate.
    Ridge Marker – One or more ridges running laterally along the outer surface of an insulated wire for purposes of identification.
    Root Mean Square (RMS) – The effective value of an alternating current or voltage.
    Rope Lay Conductor – A conductor composed of a central core surrounded by one or more layers of helically laid groups of wire.
    Rupture – In the breaking strength or tensile strength tests, the point at which the material physically comes apart, as opposed to elongation yield strength, etc.

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