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Definition: vampire tap


A cable connector that clamps onto and "bites" into the cable, hence the vampire name. Vampire taps were used to attach earlier thick Ethernet transceivers to the coaxial cable (see 10Base5). Without a vampire tap, the cable had to be cut and connectors had to be attached to both ends. See vampire device.