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fiber optics
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Hair-thin, flexible glass rods encased in cables that use light to transmit audio, video, and data signals.
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fiber optics
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The technology of guiding and projecting light for use as a communications medium. Hair- thin glass fibers that allow light beams to be bent and reflected with low levels of loss and interference are known as "glass optical wave guides" or simply "optical fibers."
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fiber optics
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The science of transmitting light by using very fine (thinner than a human hair), flexible glass fibers.
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fiberglass
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A material made of extremely fine glass fibers. Fiberglass is used in creating fabrics and is combined with plastic products to form the bodies of automobiles and boats.
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fiberglass
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Glass which has been extruded into extremely fine filaments. These filaments vary in diameter, and are measured in microns. Glass filaments are treated with special binders and processed similar to textile fibers. These fibers come in many forms such as roving, woven roving, mat and continuous strands.
ó: www.justintanks.com/def.html
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