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telecommunication

British  
/ ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the telegraphic or telephonic communication of audio, video, or digital information over a distance by means of radio waves, optical signals, etc, or along a transmission line

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

telecommunication Scientific  
/ tĕl′ĭ-kə-myo̅o̅′nĭ-kāshən /
  1. The science and technology of sending and receiving information such as sound, visual images, or computer data over long distances through the use of electrical, radio, or light signals, using electronic devices to encode the information as signals and to decode the signals as information.


Vocabulary lists containing telecommunication

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They also pointed out how the work will leave telecommunication wires above ground on poles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Road access to the affected areas has been cut as well as telecommunication and electricity services, Emy said.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

The U.K. telecommunication company showed a return to growth in its challenged German business, while operations in Africa continued to expand and the U.K. benefited from the early progress of the Three UK merger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Burgess pointed out that short telecommunication outages, unrelated to foreign interference, have had significant and widespread impacts on society.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

This presentation will examine the networking and telecommunication constraints that must be overcome before such databases can become commonplace and useful to a large number of people.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

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