The general term "visible light communication" (VLC), whose history dates back to the 1880s, includes any use of the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to transmit information.
Üldine termin valgusside (VLC), mille ajalugu ulatub tagasi 1880. aastatesse, hõlmab mis tahes osa kasutamist nähtava valguse elektromagnetilisest spektrist, et edastada informatsiooni.