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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The science or technology of light transmission through very fine, flexible glass or plastic fibers.
- noun A cable or network of cables containing optical fibers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun that branch of optics which studies the transmission of light through thin transparent fibers.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
fibre optics .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
- noun the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
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