Glossary Of Terms

Cable Assembly –  Is a group of wires that have basically two ends.

CQM – Acronym for Crimp Quality Monitoring.

Crimping – is the forming of a terminal or electrical electronic contact onto a copper or conductive wire.  Terminating and crimping are terms that are interchangeable.

Wire Harness – Is a grouping of wires with more than two ends, and usually have many branches breaking out from a trunk of wires.