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fiber optics

fi·ber op·tics


noun 
Definition:
 
use of light transmitted through fibers: the technology of transferring information, e.g. in communications or computer technology, through thin flexible glass or plastic tubes optical fibers using modulated light waves. Information is transmitted in the form of coded pulses. ( takes a singular or plural verb )


fi·ber-op·tic adjective
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