tightbeam

noun

tightbeam

noun

Etymology From tight + beam.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A focused beam of energy (such as a laser) that contains and transmits information.

  • “Do I have those tightbeams yet?” “We're acknowledged and pending, sir,” Chen said. “They know we want to talk.”2013, James S. A. Corey, Abaddon's Gate:

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