stopper

n : a object designed to fill a hole tightly [syn: {plug}, {stopple}]

v : close or secure with or as if with a stopper; "She stoppered

the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies'

mouths with pacifiers"

copper

Conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of

copper (or aluminium!)

Opposed to {light pipe} or, say, a short-range microwave link.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-30)