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FIBRE-OPTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fibre-optic transmission system mean?
• FIBRE-OPTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (noun)
The noun FIBRE-OPTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a communication system using fiber optic cables
Familiarity information: FIBRE-OPTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIBRE-OPTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A communication system using fiber optic cables
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fiber-optic transmission system; fibre-optic transmission system; FOTS
Hypernyms ("fibre-optic transmission system" is a kind of...):
communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)
Meronyms (parts of "fibre-optic transmission system"):
fiber optic cable; fibre optic cable (a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light)
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