communication system

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A collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole.

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Senses

2 more senses beyond the canonical

Wordset Dictionary

facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information

Wordset Dictionary

a system for communicating

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

5 surface forms

synonym: communication equipment
alternatephrasing: Communication System
plural: communication systems
possessive: communication system's
pluralpossessive: communication systems'

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