communication
the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
communications,
means of sending messages, orders, etc., including telephone, telegraph, radio, and television.
routes and transportation for moving troops and supplies from a base to an area of operations.
Biology.
activity by one organism that changes or has the potential to change the behavior of other organisms.
transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals.
Origin of communication
1Other words from communication
- com·mu·ni·ca·tion·al, adjective
- non·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
- o·ver·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
- pre·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
- self-com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
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How to use communication in a sentence
Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s vice president of corporate communications, said the company “determined that O-Film and Hubei Yihong are not suppliers for our devices nor for our cloud hardware businesses.”
Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China | Reed Albergotti | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostAccording to 72% of those responding, it’s the loss of “nonverbal communication between directors.”
So, the digital assets that are done already at the beginning of the project, to engineer a new product, are now used not only for production, but also for communication, marketing, training, and so on.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society | Jason Sparapani | November 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn response to a Daily News and ProPublica request for text communications among governor’s office employees, the state refused to fulfill the request.
Junior Staffer Says Top Alaska Official Told Her to Keep Allegations of Misconduct Secret | by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News | November 18, 2020 | ProPublica“A majority of our focus has been dealing with the pandemic, so at this time we do not have any information to share with you,” said Brad Carter, the district’s director for human resources and communications.
New Data Shows the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Increased in Illinois Schools During the 2017–18 School Year | by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica | November 17, 2020 | ProPublica
What defines them is the function, not the meaning they might conjure in a communicational context.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThe communicational status refers to language as a medium for sharing knowledge.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinIn this experience, two aspects of language come under scrutiny: the epistemological and the communicational.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for communication
/ (kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of communicating; the imparting or exchange of information, ideas, or feelings
something communicated, such as a message, letter, or telephone call
(usually plural; sometimes functioning as singular) the study of ways in which human beings communicate, including speech, gesture, telecommunication systems, publishing and broadcasting media, etc
(as modifier): communication theory
a connecting route, passage, or link
(plural) military the system of routes and facilities by which forces, supplies, etc, are moved up to or within an area of operations
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