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optic

[op-tik] / ˈɒp tɪk /


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The two companies also will work to expand Corning’s training program for fiber optic technicians at Catawba Valley Community College.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1997, Gary Winnick’s Global Crossing invested a few hundred million dollars to lay fiber optic cable under the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Many of these drones are flown using fibre optic cable connections - rather than radio or other wireless signals - making them difficult to intercept with current Israeli electronic counter-measures.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

In 2026, researchers tested a three node quantum network across existing fiber optic cables in New York, using entanglement swapping to connect quantum links into a small network.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Realizing it, I made my own optic adjustment: I stopped even trying to smile.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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