The difference between wire and cable

Double Insulated wire can be referred to as Insulated (protective layer directly surrounding the conductors) and Sheathed. The outer protective layer which encapsulates 1, 2 or more conductors also changes a single wire to a multiples of wire referred to as cable. If 2 conductors the cable is referred to as 2 core. 3 insulated wires would be 3 core cable etc