Transmission
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The state that exists when information is being electronically sent from one location to one or more other locations.
polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
The process of sending, propagating and receiving an analogue or digital information signal over a physical point-to-point or point-to-multipoint transmission medium, either wired or wireless.
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the act of sending a message
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the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
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communication by means of transmitted signals
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an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- contagioninfectiontransmission systemtransmittaltransmittancetransmitting
- plural
- Transmissions
- possessive
- Transmission's
- pluralpossessive
- Transmissions'