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[Acronym] for __U__nshielded __T__wisted __P__air.
-A type of data cable that has four pairs of wires that are each twisted together
+A type of data cable that has four pairs of wires that are each twisted together (so that any interference to one cable is registered on both, and the difference between the two will be your original data), with no central shielding (ground).
This cable comes in many categories, the most common of which is Category 5 cable, which is commonly used in [10BaseT] and [100BaseT] networking.
| __Category__ | __Wires__ | __Rating__
