communication equipment
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3.5
- noun
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equipo de comunicación
- The rescue team relied on reliable communication equipment to coordinate their efforts during the emergency.
- computers and communication equipment
- advanced communication equipment
- communication equipment investment
And So what they did was they buried caches of weapons and, and communication equipment all over Europe.
- And So what they did was they buried caches of weapons and, and communication equipment all over Europe.
Examples
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If off-the-shelf communication equipment is available, should JPL purchase commercial- or military-grade equipment?
Academic text (2007) -
That backpack that carries their oxygen, the cooling liquids, and their communications equipment.
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We have over 100 years of experience in building communications equipment, and now we are at the heart of the Internet.
Academic text (1999) -
The Center will need adequate communication equipment, including commercial phone lines.
Academic text (2007) -
The room is filled with various communications equipment and radio transmitters.
Fiction book (1990) -
I expected, too, a rather elaborate secretariat, with maps of Argentina and the latest in communications equipment.
Academic text (1993) -
The dashboard is filled with elaborate tracking devices, electronic maps, and communications equipment.
Fiction book (1990) -
Murphy stands in the cramped room, full of radios and communications equipment.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the conference, each participant was provided with communication equipment to enhance their presentations.
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The military deployed advanced communication equipment to ensure secure and clear lines of information transmission.
Synonyms
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3.5
Physical devices like phones, routers, and switches that send and receive messages
Machines and wires that send information over long distances, like phones or radios
How Advanced
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'devices and facilities used to transmit, receive, and process information' is directly and compositionally derived from 'communication' (exchange of information) + 'equipment' (objects required for an activity). This straightforward noun-noun compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term communication equipment comes from the simple idea of tools for sharing information: communication means 'sending messages' and equipment means 'tools'. Picture a kit of phones, radios, and computers used to 'send' and 'receive' messages, and you can see why the phrase means the physical devices people use to connect and share information today.