light-based processing
nounUK /laɪt beɪst ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /laɪt beɪst ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/
Using light to do work or handle information.
The new computer uses light-based processing to send data much faster.
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2. A way of handling data where light beams carry and change the information instead of electric currents.
Engineers are testing light-based processing to build quicker chips.
3. Using light to treat or change materials, such as in manufacturing or medicine.
The factory uses light-based processing to cut metal with lasers.
4. In biology, the way living things use light to sense or respond to their surroundings.
Plants rely on light-based processing to know which way to grow.