fiberoptic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fiberoptic
Example Sentences
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During the dot-com bubble, companies laid a lot of unused fiberoptic cables, or dark fiber, in anticipation of demand, and 95% of those stayed dark when the bubble burst.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Unlike traditional optogenetics, which relied on fiberoptic wires that restricted movement, the wireless design allowed mice to behave normally in social environments.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
Fiber had to pare its hundreds of millions of dollars in annual losses, which had gone toward construction, experimenting with new ways to ground fiberoptic cables and subsidizing some service.
From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2022
Biden’s destination is the state’s only deep water harbor, making it a critical way station for home heating oil, fiberoptic cables and rock gypsum, which is used to produce drywall.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
Biden’s destination was the state’s only deep water harbor, making it a critical way station for home heating oil, fiberoptic cables and rock gypsum, which is used to produce drywall.
From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2022
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