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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

optical fiber

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01 n. A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals transmitted by means of light. It has much greater information-carrying capacity tha…
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    A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals transmitted by means of light. It has much greater information-carrying capacity than a copper wire, and in the 1990's became a dominant means of transmitting telephone communications over long distances.(Communications)