mine

n 1: a excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are

extracted

2: a device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy

vehicles or ships or kill personnel

v 1: get from the earth; of ores and metals

2: lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"

line

1. An electrical conductor. For distances larger

than a breadbox, a single line may consist of two electrical

conductors in twisted, parallel, or concentric arrangement

used to transport one logical signal.

By extension, a (usually physical) medium such as an {optical

fibre} which carries a signal.

(1995-09-29)