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telecommunication system

telecommunication system

3.8
A set of electronic networks and devices that sends information over long distances like phones or the internet
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪkəˈmjunɪˌkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema de telecomunicaciones
  • The city upgraded its telecommunication system to improve internet access for all residents.

Examples

  • Telecommunication systems are dead.

    Gravity (2013)

  • Direct or prerecorded telecommunication systems will soon be available to all.

    Academic text (1990)

  • This includes end-use computers, telecommunication systems of all kinds, the cockpits of aircraft, medical imaging equipment, and entertainment systems, etc.

    Academic text (1993)

  • For that matter, the most important waves in our lives are not even observable directly; I am referring to the waves that underlie our entire telecommunication system and also subatomic events.

    Academic text (1990)

  • A sophisticated telecommunication system transmits programs nationally and internationally; the University was one of the first to arrange transcontinental communication and dialogue between American and Russian citizens and students.

    Academic text (1990)

  • A reliable telecommunication system is essential for efficient business operations in remote locations.

  • Modern telecommunication systems allow people to connect instantly across the globe.

Synonyms

telecom
vstelecommunication system
42 3.7

Companies that provide phone or internet services over long distances

focuses on equipment that enables those transmissions
communication system
vstelecommunication system
  • Specialized
22 3.0

A way to send and receive information between people or machines

is narrower referring only to electronic long-distance transmission
telecommunication
vstelecommunication system
  • Specialized
8 3.6

The sending of information over long distances by phone, radio or internet

is the physical equipment that makes such sending possible
telecom system
vstelecommunication system
  • Specialized
3.5

A network that carries phone calls and internet data over long distances

is the full formal phrase rather than the shorter form

How Extensive

telecommunication system
  • Specialized
3.8
local area network
  • Specialized
1 3.5
data link
  • Specialized
1 4.0

Surface Forms

telecommunication system singular
telecommunication systems plural

Morphology

telecommunication + system

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'system' that performs or supports 'telecommunication' (electronic transmission of information). This follows a common noun-noun compound pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Telecommunication system comes from the parts tele and communication: tele means 'far' and communication means 'sending messages'. Imagine wires and radio signals carrying voices and data across towns and countries, so the phrase now means 'a system for sending information over long distances'.