yellow wire

( n.)

   [IBM]   Repair   wires   used   when  connectors  (especially  ribbon
   connectors)  got  broken  due  to some schlemiel pinching them, or to
   reconnect  cut  traces after the FE mistakenly cut one. Compare {blue
   wire}, {purple wire}, {red wire}.

[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {blue wire}{purple wire}{red wire}]