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Noun: fiber optic cable
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibre optic cable)
  1. A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
    "The installation of fiber optic cables greatly increased internet speeds in the area";
    - fibre optic cable [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: fiber optic cables

Type of: cable, line, transmission line

Part of: fiber-optic transmission system [US], fibre-optic transmission system [Brit, Cdn], FOTS

Encyclopedia: Fiber optic cable