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Laser : (noun)
1: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation; an optical device that produces an intense
monochromatic beam of coherent light [syn: optical maser]
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Laser :
(Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation) The type of light source used in a laser
printer.
(2003-05-08)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Laser : Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Laser : Laser: A powerful beam of light that can produce intense heat when focused at close range. Lasers are used in medicine in microsurgery, cauterization, for diagnostic purposes, etc. For
example, lasers are employed in microsurgery to cut tissue and remove tissue.
Technical Note: A laser concentrates high energies into an intense narrow beam of nondivergent monochromatic electromagnetic radiation; Lasers using various substances (ruby, argon, krypton,
neodymium, helium-neon, carbon dioxide) are available.
Laser is an acronym coined in 1960 from a forgettable term: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
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