Multimode Fiberoptic Cable: Fiberoptic cable in which the signal or light propagates in multiple modes or paths. Since these paths may have varying lengths, a transmitted pulse of light may be received at different times and smeared to the point that pulses may interfere with surrounding pulses. This may cause the signal to be difficult or impossible to receive. This pulse dispersion sometimes limits the distance over which a MMF link can operate.
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Meaning of MMF in English
ATM Forum English vocabulary. Английский словарь организации Форум ATM. 2012