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noun
The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibreoptics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transmission
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