fiberoptic

[ fahy-ber-op-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to instruments utilizing fiber optics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiberoptic¹

First recorded in 1960–65; fiber + optic

Example Sentences

As fiberoptic cables are extended, some households will be eligible for subsidies that can ensure high-speed access for as little as $30 a month, Leger Fernandez said.

From Seattle Times

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

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

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

Those satellites relay signals from ground stations — facilities already plugged into existing fiberoptic internet infrastructure — to and from the user antennas.

From The Verge