telecommunication
nouncandidate·updated May 18, 2026
Preparation, transmission, communication, or related processing of information (writing, images, sounds, or other data) by electrical, electromagnetic, electromechanical, electro-optical, or electronic means.
Framework senses
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- The transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received.
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- The exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means.
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- Preparation, transmission, communication, or related processing of information (writing, images, sounds, or other data) by electrical, electromagnetic, electromechanical, electro-optical, or electronic means.
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- Preparation, transmission, communication, or related processing of information (writing, images, sounds, or other data) by electrical, electromagnetic, electromechanical, electro-optical, or electronic means.
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- (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
- §2
- (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically