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See also: télécommunication
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- + communication.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]telecommunication (countable and uncountable, plural telecommunications)
- (uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses. [1932]
- (countable) A message so transmitted.
- (in the plural) Systems used in transmitting such signals.
Alternative forms
[edit]- (science): telecommunications
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]science and technology of communication over distance
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