communications technology
5
4.0
- noun
- /kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃənz tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
:
tecnología de la comunicación
- The rise of communications technology has transformed how we connect with each other globally.
- information and communication technologies
- modern communications technology
- new communication technologies
So we've invented these new communication technologies which we're utilizing now.
- So we've invented these new communication technologies which we're utilizing now.
- But if you're going to test a new communications technology, you don't do it on the nuclear sort of weapon system.
Examples
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The primary driving force is the revolution in information and communication technologies.
Academic text (1993) -
International programs often provide equipment for monitoring and lab work, computer and communication technologies, and scientific and technical training.
Academic text (2000) -
Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information and communication technologies.
Academic text (2008) -
Second, faculty members are only recently being trained to use information and communication technology, and there is room for improvement.
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There will also be considerable speculation on the impact of new communication technologies.
Academic text (2000) -
More generally, better communications technology has always meant the expansion of markets and trade over longer distances.
Academic text (2003) -
The problem with current federal law is that the communications technology it specifies is dated and limited.
Academic text (2000) -
The pace of globalization accelerated as the revolution in communication technologies reduced barriers to international trade and investment.
Academic text (2000) -
Cellular telephones and telephones in airplanes are the latest advances in mobile communication technology.
Academic text (1994) -
The Canadian media guru Marshall McLuhan once prophesied that communications technologies would turn the world into a global village.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
42
3.7
Companies that provide phone or internet services over long distances
8
3.6
The sending of information over long distances by phone, radio or internet
1
2.8
Study of media and tools used to send information
Tools and systems that send and receive information using computers or phones
The industry that sends voice and data over long distances
How Advanced
- Texting
597
1.6
- Texting
45
2.8
- Specialized
5
4.0
32
2.8
∞
1.0
- Archaic
1
8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'technology' (tools and methods) applied to 'communications' (transmission of information), so the phrase denotes tools/methods for communications. This noun–noun compound follows regular English compounding patterns and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Communications technology comes from joining communication, meaning sending messages, and technology, meaning the tools people use. Imagine people sending news by smoke, drums, wires, phones or computers, and you can see why the phrase means 'the systems and tools for sending information'.