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data communication

American  

noun

Telecommunications.
  1. electronic transmission of information that has been encoded for storage and processing by computers.


Etymology

Origin of data communication

First recorded in 1950–55

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The external relay station provides power and data communication through a custom ultrawideband radio link that reaches 100 Mbps, a throughput at least 100 times higher than any other wireless BCI currently available.

From Science Daily Dec. 9, 2025

However, Marvell develops “some of the best SerDes and optical IP around,” Klein said, referring to serializer/deserializer technology that is crucial for high-speed data communication, and the system integrating IP and optical networking.

From MarketWatch Nov. 6, 2025

The batching of RPCs — which stands for “remote procedure call,” a data communication term — related directly to the work of Ms. Solomon and her team.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2022

They launched GEDmatch.com, a reference to a GEDcom, a type of family-tree file used by genealogists and an abbreviation for genealogical data communication.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2018

If you know others who are into data communication, visit them for help.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd

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