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Fibre Optic Cable

Definition: Fibre Optic Cable

Fibre Optic Cable

Noun

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Specialty Definitions: Fibre Optic Cable

DomainDefinitions

Computing

A fibre, multiple fibres, or fibre bundle in a structure fabricated to meet optical, mechanical, and environmental specifications. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Fibre Optic Cable

Synonym: fiber optic cable (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Fibre Optic Cable

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Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fibre Optic Cable

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

fibre optic cable

21
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Fibre Optic Cable

Language Translations for "fibre optic cable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

fiberoptisk kabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), lyslederkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

optische vezelkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), lichtkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), glasvezelkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), glasvezelgeleider (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), glasfiberkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valokaapeli (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

French

  

câble à fibres optiques (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), câble à fibre optique (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

German

  

F/O-Kabel (F/O cable), LWL-Kabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), Lichtwellenleiterkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), Lichtwellenleiter (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), Lichtfaserkabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), Glasfaserkabel (F/O cable, fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, light-wave cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καλώδιο οπτικών ινών (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), οπτικό καλώδιο (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Italian

  

cavo in fibra ottica (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), cavo a fibre ottiche (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ibrefay opticay ablecay

   

Portuguese

  

cabo de fibra óptica (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cable fibroóptico (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), cable de fibras ópticas (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable), cable de fibra óptica (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

optokabel (fiber cable, fiber optic cable, fibre cable, optical cable, optical fiber cable, optical fibre cable). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Fibre Optic Cable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-b-c-c-e-e-f-i-i-l-o-p-r-t"

-4 letters: bioelectric, certifiable, rectifiable.

-5 letters: clofibrate, fiberoptic, perfoliate, profitable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Fibre Optic Cable


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 69 62 72 65      4F 70 74 69 63      43 61 62 6C 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101001 01100010 01110010 01100101 00100000 01001111 01110000 01110100 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000011 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#105 &#98 &#114 &#101 &#32 &#79 &#112 &#116 &#105 &#99 &#32 &#67 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0069 0062 0072 0065      004F 0070 0074 0069 0063      0043 0061 0062 006C 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40756884712498286756923767687871

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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