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Wires aren't usually called wires either.

Ethernet cable, figure eight cable, power cable, telephone cable, HDMI cable, audio cable, coaxial cable, optical cable.

This can vary locally. In Commonwealth countries those things are often called "wires", or even "flexes" if you're my age or older.

A cable is a collection of individual wires.

Like a battery is a collection of individual cells!