light-based computing
nounUK /laɪt beɪst kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /laɪt beɪst kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
A way of making computers work using light instead of electricity.
Scientists hope light-based computing will make future computers much faster.
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2. Using beams of light to carry and process information inside a machine.
The new phone uses light-based computing to send data quickly.
3. A field of technology that replaces electric signals with light signals.
She studies light-based computing at the university.
4. Computing that relies on photons rather than electrons to do calculations.
Light-based computing could use less power than regular chips.