Definition

Noun: A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light. It is a physical medium for data transmission, using pulses of light to carry digital signals over long distances with minimal signal loss.

Usage

A fiber optic cable is used as the subject or object in a sentence to describe the physical infrastructure for high-speed communication. - It is a key component in modern telecommunications, internet, and cable television networks. - The term is often used in technical, engineering, and IT contexts.

Examples

• The new fiber optic cable laid across the ocean floor will improve internet connectivity between continents.
• Our office building was recently upgraded with fiber optic cable to provide faster and more reliable internet service.
• The technician is splicing the fiber optic cable to repair the break in the network line.

Advanced Usage

• Deploying/installing fiber optic cable: The process of laying and setting up the cable infrastructure.
  • The company is deploying fiber optic cable throughout the rural region to bridge the digital divide.
• Fiber optic cable network/backbone: Refers to the core infrastructure of interconnected cables.
  • The national fiber optic cable backbone is critical for the country's digital economy.

Variants and Related Words

• Optical fiber (noun): The individual, thin glass or plastic strand that carries light. A fiber optic cable contains multiple optical fibers bundled together.
• Fiber optics (noun, plural): The technology or field of science concerned with transmitting data using light through optical fibers.
• Fiber-optic (adjective): Used to describe technologies or components that use optical fibers (e.g., fiber-optic network, fiber-optic line).

Synonyms

• Optical cable
• Lightguide cable (less common, technical)

Related Phrases

• Laying fiber: The physical act of installing fiber optic cables.
  • The construction project involves laying fiber along the highway.
• Fiber to the home (FTTH): A specific network architecture where the fiber optic cable runs directly to a residential building.
  • The ISP offers FTTH, which means the fiber optic cable comes directly into my house.

Noun

1. a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light