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Meaning of "optical computer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPTICAL COMPUTER

optical computer  [ˈɒptɪkəl kəmˈpjuːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPTICAL COMPUTER

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Optical computer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OPTICAL COMPUTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Optical computing

Optical or photonic computing uses photons produced by lasers or diodes for computation. Photons promise to allow a higher bandwidth than the electrons used in conventional computers. Most research projects focus on replacing current computer components with optical equivalents, resulting in an optical digital computer system processing binary data. This approach appears to offer the best short-term prospects for commercial optical computing, since optical components could be integrated into traditional computers to produce an optical-electronic hybrid. However, optoelectronic devices lose 30% of their energy converting electrons into photons and back. This also slows down transmission of messages. All-optical computers eliminate the need for optical-electrical-optical conversions. Application-specific devices such as optical correlators have been designed that use principles of optical computing. Such devices can be used for detecting and tracking objects, for example.

Definition of optical computer in the English dictionary

The definition of optical computer in the dictionary is a computer, still mainly theoretical, that uses photonic rather than electronic mechanisms for computing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPTICAL COMPUTER


commuter
kəˈmjuːtə
computer
kəmˈpjuːtə
disputer
dɪsˈpjuːtə
executer
ˈeksɪˌkjuːtə
imputer
ɪmˈpjuːtə
metacomputer
ˌmɛtəkəmˈpjuːtə
microcomputer
ˈmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpjuːtə
minicomputer
ˌmɪnɪkəmˈpjuːtə
neurocomputer
ˈnjʊərəʊkəmˌpjuːtə
neuter
ˈnjuːtə
noncomputer
ˌnɒnkəmˈpjuːtə
pewter
ˈpjuːtə
precomputer
ˌpriːkəmˈpjuːtə
prosecutor
ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːtə
sputa
ˈspjuːtə
supercomputer
ˌsuːpəkəmˈpjuːtə
telecommuter
ˌtelɪkəˈmjuːtə
transputer
trænzˈpjuːtə
tutor
ˈtjuːtə
uta
ˈjuːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPTICAL COMPUTER

optical activity
optical bench
optical brightener
optical character reader
optical character recognition
optical crown
optical density
optical disc
optical disk
optical double star
optical fibre
optical flint
optical glass
optical illusion
optical isomer
optical isomerism
optical mark reading
optical mouse
optical pyrometer
optical rotation

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPTICAL COMPUTER

analog computer
desknote computer
digital computer
douter
home computer
host computer
hybrid computer
laptop computer
neural computer
notebook computer
on the outer
onboard computer
outer
palmtop computer
personal computer
quantum computer
real-time computer
reduced instruction set computer
Reuter
router

Synonyms and antonyms of optical computer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «optical computer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPTICAL COMPUTER

Find out the translation of optical computer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of optical computer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «optical computer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光学计算机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

computadora óptica
570 millions of speakers

English

optical computer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑप्टिकल कंप्यूटर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكمبيوتر الضوئية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оптический компьютер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

computador óptico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপটিক্যাল কম্পিউটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ordinateur optique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komputer optik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

optische Computer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光コンピューター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광학 컴퓨터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komputer optik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy tính quang học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்டிகல் கணினி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑप्टिकल संगणक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Optik bilgisayar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

computer di ottica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komputer optyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оптичний комп´ютер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calculator optic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οπτικού υπολογιστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

optiese rekenaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

optisk dator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

optisk datamaskin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of optical computer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTICAL COMPUTER»

The term «optical computer» is normally little used and occupies the 121.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPTICAL COMPUTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «optical computer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «optical computer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about optical computer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPTICAL COMPUTER»

Discover the use of optical computer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to optical computer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Optical computer architectures: the application of optical ...
Optics is entering all phases of computer technology.
Alastair D. McAulay, 1991
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Optical Computing
Written by ten leading experts in the field, Optical Computing cover topics such as optical bistability, optical interconnects and circuits, photorefractive devices, spatial light modulators, associative memory, and optical computer ...
F.A.P Tooley, B.S Wherrett, 1989
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Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow, Comprehensive
A possibility for the future is the optical computer—a computer that uses light, such as from laser beams or infrared beams, to perform digital computations. Because light beams do not interfere with each other, optical computers can be much ...
Deborah Morley, Charles Parker, 2014
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Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology
As with the optical computer, it is still immature. optical flow the 2D field of apparent velocities of pixels on an image plane; i.e., the raw motion information arising from the displacement of points in the visual (optical) field. Let each image point ...
Philip A. Laplante, 2000
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Massively Parallel, Optical, and Neural Computing in the ...
Furthermore, the knowledge base is small in optical computing and large in conventional computing, providing a strong incentive for innovators to work within traditional computer science. A purely optical computer remains a long way from  ...
Gilbert Kalb, Robert Moxley, 1992
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Optical Supercomputing: Third International Workshop, OSC ...
1 Introduction An optical computer is a device that uses light rather than electric current to perform computations. Optical computers have several advantages over their electronic counterparts. For example, light beams, unlike electric currents, ...
Shlomi Dolev, Mihai Oltean, 2011
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Computer and Communication Networks
This chapter focuses on principles of optical communications, optical multiplexing , and switching used in optical computer networks. Following are the major topics covered: • Overview of optical networks • Basic optical networking devices ...
Nader Mir, 2006
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Schrödinger's Killer App: Race to Build the World's First ...
But the switches, transistors, diodes, and repeaters developed for the classical optical computer, paid for by the DoD, found their home in every Cisco router, hub, and switch in the optical fiber—based Internet. The realization was that a ...
Jonathan P. Dowling, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology: Volume 27 - ...
... Optical Computer," Appl. Opt., 25, 1543-1549(1986). 7. J. Shamir and H. J. Caulfield, "High- Efficiency Rapidly Programmable Optical Interconnections," Appl. Opt., 26, 1032-1037 (1987). 8. B. Moslehi, J. W. Goodman, M. Tur, and H. J. Shaw, ...
Allen Kent, James G. Williams, 1992
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Optical Switching/Networking and Computing for Multimedia ...
Optical Computer Architectures. John Wiley, 1991. 25. M. Mihail, K. Kaklamanis, and S. Rao. Efficient access to optical bandwidth. In Proc. ofFOCS'95, 548-557, 1995. 26. B. Mukherjee. IEEE Comm Magazine (special issue), Jan/Feb 1999. 27 .
Mohsen Guizani, Abdella Battou, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPTICAL COMPUTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term optical computer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why the world needs light-speed computers
It's probably a ten-year path from here to getting an all-optical computer, but we'll see benefits before then because we can start by making a hybrid system, ... «Alphr, Jul 15»
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ETRI Advances Ultra-fast Optical Computer Age
The age has come to exchange data between computer chips using light. Korean scientists have succeeded in developing a single-chip optical ... «BusinessKorea, Jul 15»
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Explore semiconductor wafer fab equipment market global industry …
... frequency) amplifiers, and, optical computer components. Wafer fabrication helps in building components with required electrical structures. «WhaTech, Jun 15»
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Building a One-Way Street for Computer Chip Light
An optical computer chip, which uses beams of light, would also need an "optical diode," also known as an "optical isolator." Without such a ... «Controlled Environments Magazine, Jun 15»
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Optics may have inherent weakness for data use
An optical computer chip, which uses beams of light, would also need an “optical diode,” also known as an “optical isolator.” Without such a ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jun 15»
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Researchers find strong constraint on delivery of optical signals to …
An optical computer chip, which uses beams of light, would also need an "optical diode," also known as an "optical isolator." Without such a ... «ECNmag.com, Jun 15»
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World's first optical phono cartridge to go on sale for £6250
... two about optical signals, being part of the Digital Stream Corporation (DSC) that co-developed, with Microsoft, the optical computer mouse. «What Hi-Fi?, Jun 15»
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Rotational (or linear) measurement using an optical mouse sensor
This Design Idea utilizes an optical computer mouse's sensor for measuring rotation of a disk which can be mechanically connected to any sort ... «EDN.com, Apr 15»
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3D-Printed Optic Breakthroughs
The company allows users to upload their lens or free-form optical computer- aided design (CAD) files directly onto the LUXeXcel Website 24/7, ... «R & D Magazine, Apr 15»
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The Waves of the Future May Bend Around Metamaterials
Dr. Zhang and others are pursuing applications that could drastically lower the cost and increase the performance of optical computer networks. «New York Times, Mar 15»

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