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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Aiming At Other Targets Shotgun drones might be a useful weapon against the increasing number of Russian fiber drones which are controlled via a fiber-optic cable and are impossible to jam. David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 The Commerce Department came up with standards and rules for states and territories applying for the funds — including the preference for fiber-optic broadband, which provides the fastest internet service speeds. Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025 Taara was borne from a vision to provide internet access to underserved remote communities without the need to route cumbersome fiber-optic connections through to them. New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025 For more than three weeks, troops have stopped nearly every U.S.-bound car leaving this city, questioning drivers, sliding mirrors under vehicles, poking fiber-optic scopes into gas tanks and walking drug-sniffing dogs around autos. Mary Beth Sheridan The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiber-optic

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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 25 Mar. 2025.

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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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