tightbeam

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  • (science fiction) A focused beam of energy (such as a laser) that contains and transmits information.

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Compound from English tight + English beam (tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism).

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beam

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tree, keel, transmit matter information via a high-tech wireless mechanism

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木, 樹

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