The connectors will fit tightly and will probably pivot, so the thick cable hangs down without pulling the connector out of the port.

The thick cable also tends to get in the way when you're on the move.

The keyboard chassis was separate from the main body, connected via a thick cable.

Such remotely operated vehicles are attached by a tether (a thick cable providing power and communications) to a control center on a ship.

However, some shaping may be necessary when the knitted fabrics are unusually stiff (e.g., thick cable designs or heavily overstitched designs) or in regions of high curvature (e.g. sock heels).