Noun: fiber optic cable
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibre optic cable)
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibre optic cable)
- 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