cropped

adj 1: cut off as by clipping or biting off; "trees with cropped

tops"; "cropped hedges"; "her short cropped hair";

"the cropped grass where sheep had browsed" [ant: {uncropped}]

2: (of land or soil) used for growing crops; "cropped soil"

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)