"dark fibre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dark fiber [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dark fibre (uncountable)
  1. Unused optical fibre that is available for use. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-dark_fibre-en-noun-EntzmnFd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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