fiber-optic
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fiber-optic
Consisting of glass fibers or using them. Mostly used in technical contexts for data transmission, often as a label for a fast internet connection.
Die neue Internetverbindung ist Glasfaser und dadurch extrem schnell.
The new internet connection is fiber-optic and therefore extremely fast.
The word is a compound of 'Glas' (glass) and 'Faser' (fiber). So it literally describes a fiber made of glass that is used for data transmission.
Das Glasfaserkabel wurde direkt bis ins Haus verlegt.
The fiber-optic cable was laid directly into the house.
'Glasfaser' (fiber-optic) is often used like an adjective without an ending to describe a property. For example, you say 'ein Glasfaser-Anschluss' (a fiber-optic connection) or predicatively 'der Anschluss ist Glasfaser' (the connection is fiber-optic).
Wir bekommen bald einen Glasfaser-Anschluss.
We're getting a fiber-optic connection soon.
The word is almost always used in a technical context. Common compounds are 'Glasfasernetz' (fiber-optic network), 'Glasfaserkabel' (fiber-optic cable), and 'Glasfaserausbau' (fiber-optic rollout).
Der Glasfaserausbau in unserer Region geht nur langsam voran.
The fiber-optic rollout in our region is progressing only slowly.
