fiber-optic

adjective

fi·​ber-op·​tic ˈfī-bər-ˌäp-tik How to pronounce fiber-optic (audio)
: of, relating to, or using fiber optics

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The case echoed a similar episode last year, when a Chinese container ship, also dragging its anchor over the Baltic Sea bed, severed a Russian fiber-optic cable. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024 Between the lines: The telecommunications giant has been betting big on its core areas of wireless service and fiber-optic connectivity while taking steps to offload its non-core assets. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 Meta’s cable plan Meta wants to wrap the entire world in a new fiber-optic subsea cable, TechCrunch reports. David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024 Connecting Is Another Matter Mora says the organization then works to help connect the schools either by fiber-optic cable (even going so far as to generate cost-efficient fiber optic pathways). IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fiber-optic 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fiber-optic was in 1961

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“Fiber-optic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiber-optic. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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fiber-optic

adjective
fi·​ber-op·​tic
ˈfī-bər-ˌäp-tik
: of or relating to fiber optics
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