The lump on your laptop charger cable
A cylinder in the middle of the cable, which looks like a manufacturing defect or a forgotten sleeve.
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Feature. It filters out electrical noise.
It is a ferrite core. It suppresses high-frequency interference travelling along the cable, which helps the device stay within the limits for radio interference.
Source: Ferrite bead, Wikipedia.