带状电缆 (也称为多线平面电缆) 是在同一平面上有许多相互平行的导线的电缆. 因此电缆又宽又平. 它的名字来源于它类似于一条丝带.
Ribbon cables are usually seen for internal peripherals in computers, 例如硬盘, CD 驱动器和软盘驱动器. 在一些较旧的计算机系统上 (例如 BBC Micro 和 Apple II 系列) they were used for external connections as well. The ribbon-like shape interferes with computer cooling by disrupting airflow within the case and also makes the cables awkward to handle, especially when there are a lot of them; as a result, round cables have almost entirely replaced ribbon cables for external connections and are increasingly being used internally as well.
