selective transmission

noun

Automotive.

a transmission in which the available forward and reverse gears may be engaged in any order, without passing progressively through the different changes of gear.

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Scientists have long known that the eyes and the ears are not the actual instruments of sight and hearing, but highly selective transmission stations which pick up light and sound waves, translate them into electrical impulses, and carry them to the visual and auditory areas of the brain.