Definition of "fiber" []

• A slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure. (noun)
• Botany One of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue. (noun)
• Anatomy Any of the filaments constituting the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. (noun)
• Anatomy Any of various elongated cells or threadlike structures, especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber. (noun)
• A natural or synthetic filament, as of cotton or nylon, capable of being spun into yarn. (noun)

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• "But we have what we call a fiber hook-up and we literally take a plug, put it into the wall and it allows us to transmit live pretty much no matter how strong the winds are."
• "Our enterprise business which we define as a fiber based bandwidth contracts with large customers continues to perform well with annual revenue gross in excess of 35%."
• "The fiber is played by probiotics is in the colon, which in fermentation."