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telecommunication

telecommunication

8 3.6
The sending of information over long distances by phone, radio or internet
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪkəˈmjunɪˌkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : telecomunicación
  • A Belgian group, Alcatel, has invested in the rehabilitation of Kinshasa's telecommunication network.
  • telecommunication network
  • telecommunication company
  • telecommunication services

So, for instance, Cisco Systems makes telecommunications hardware that is arguably the best in the world today.

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Examples

  • We're now getting news of power outages across the western part of the United States, and reports of telecommunication outages as well.

  • Progressions in telecommunication devices and methods have facilitated this distance approach to learning.

    Academic text (2010)
  • But the entire telecommunication network is down.

  • Once upon a time, I was working for a German telecommunication company.

    Blog text (14)
  • Yet that is precisely the reality of the mobile telecommunication world today.

  • Most of the money made by the telecommunication companies remains with external shareholders.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Direct or prerecorded telecommunication systems will soon be available to all.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Another Illinois-funded program includes a regional effort to develop telecommunication networks.

    Academic text (1995)
  • DH soon won the intellectual property lawsuit, and several years later, quickly became a world class transnational enterprise in the telecommunication technologies.

  • Modern telecommunication enables people to connect with each other instantly, regardless of distance.

Synonyms

transmission
vstelecommunication
  • Specialized
356 4.1

The sending of signals or data from one device to another

describes electronic distance communication via phone, radio, or TV
electronic communication
vstelecommunication
1 2.9

Sending messages and information using computers or the Internet

focuses on long-distance communication by telephone, radio, or television

Compounds

3.4

Machines and wires that send information over long distances, like phones or radios

3.8

A set of electronic networks and devices that sends information over long distances like phones or the internet

How Remote

communications satellite
  • Specialized
5 3.9
telecommunication
  • Specialized
8 3.6
to radio
32 2.8
face-to-face
7 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

telecommunication = communication (transparent) = tele + communic + ation

Adding 'tele-' to 'communication' directly yields the meaning of communication over a distance.

Etymology

Telecommunication combines tele- meaning 'far' and communication meaning 'sharing information', the same tele- you see in telephone and television. So, telecommunication is sending messages or information over a distance by electronic means.