NOTE 1 – The term "conductor" is often used for an element the length of which is large with respect to the cross-sectional dimensions, e.g. conductors of a line or of a cable.

NOTE 2 – The English term "conductor" and the French term "conducteur" have also the meaning of "conducting medium".

NOTE 3 – In French, the term "conducteur" is also used as an adjective corresponding to the English "conductive".