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Fiber-optic cable

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000422

A network cable that contains one or more strands of glass or plastic fibers, used to transmit data as pulses of light. It offers significantly higher bandwidth and longer transmission distances compared to copper cables, with less susceptibility to electromagnetic interference. Fiber optic cables are widely used for high-speed internet, telecommunications, and data centers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000422
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000422",
  "term": "Fiber-optic cable",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A network cable that contains one or more strands of glass or plastic fibers, used to transmit data as pulses of light. It offers significantly higher bandwidth and longer transmission distances compared to copper cables, with less susceptibility to electromagnetic interference. Fiber optic cables are widely used for high-speed internet, telecommunications, and data centers.",
  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/fiber-optic-cable/"
}

Record 462 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.