TL;DR
Tension wire is the heavy-gauge coiled steel wire stretched along the bottom, and sometimes top, of a chain-link fence and hog-ringed to the fabric so the mesh edge stays taut between posts. Typically 7-gauge galvanized or vinyl-coated, it resists the push-under intrusion and sag that bare fabric edges develop.
What it means
Tension wire is the heavy-gauge coiled steel wire stretched along the bottom, and sometimes top, of a chain-link fence and hog-ringed to the fabric so the mesh edge stays taut between posts. Typically 7-gauge galvanized or vinyl-coated, it resists the push-under intrusion and sag that bare fabric edges develop. On dog runs and security fencing it is the difference between mesh that holds its line and a bottom edge that lifts like a tent flap.
Where it sits in the glossary
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