Learn in the textbookPhysical Security Measures
DefinitionA security cable fastens a laptop or other device to a desk with a wire and lock to keep it from being carried off.
ExplanationIt is also called a security wire (セキュリティワイヤ), and many laptops have a small slot for plugging it in. Tied to a desk or pillar, it keeps the whole device from being taken the moment you look away.
AnalogyIt is the same idea as chaining a bicycle to a post with a cable lock.
Memory hookA cable is a line that ties things together. What it holds in place is not information but the device itself.