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data communication

data communication

1 3.5
Sending digital information between computers for use or storage
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪtə kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : comunicación de datos
  • Data communication allows computers to exchange information seamlessly and efficiently over the internet.
  • data communication requirements
  • data communication network
  • high-speed data communication

And so you are to start pinpointing the next, the next group of data communications that are going to be important to the agency to follow.

Examples

  • The objective of this course is to have students gain familiarity and experience in the area of data communications.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Intra-vehicle networks deal with the data communication network of onboard equipment (OBE) for assessing a driver's behavior or a vehicle's performance.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Electronic data communication was a wonderful way to finally get in contact with strange folks from all over the planet.

    Traceroute (2016)

  • What if everything, except the energy level, all the data communication, all the electronic memory were destroyed?

    Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965)

  • The use of block processing reduces the requirement for data communication.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Improvements in computers, data communications, and science and engineering affect every aspect of the way we live, work, and survive.

    Academic text (1998)

  • A wide variety of radio modems already exist for wireless data communications.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Also, some applications may require data communication to be bidirectional instead of unidirectional.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The data communication patterns that we developed for the DLSI system will also work for nonlinear systems.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The need for reliable, wireless, wire, and fiber optic data communications in the water industry is an ever-growing concern.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

transmission
vsdata communication
  • Specialized
356 4.1

The sending of signals or data from one device to another

is narrower and focuses on electronic sending of encoded information for computers
digital communication
vsdata communication
  • Specialized
2 3.5

Sending information by digital signals between devices like computers or phones

is the alternative name used for the same process

How Fast

real-time
  • Specialized
57 4.3
streaming
  • Texting
3.2
data communication
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Surface Forms

data communication singular
data communications plural

Morphology

data + communication

The meaning 'the electronic transmission of digitally encoded information' is directly and transparently built from 'data' (information) + 'communication' (exchange/transmission of information). This compositional pattern is common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE refers to exchanging or transmitting data (often in a technical/ electronic context).

Etymology

Data communication paints a simple picture: imagine data as little messages or letters and communication as the act of sending them along wires or through the air. So data communication today means 'sending and receiving information electronically' between computers and devices.