text: The specification of a wire rope type -- including the number of wires per strand , the number of strands , and the lay of the rope -- is documented using a commonly accepted coding system , consisting of a number of abbreviations .
simplified: The specification of a wire rope type , including the number of wires per strand , the number of strands , and the lay of the rope , are is documented using a commonly accepted coding system , consisting of a number of abbreviations .