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telecommunications

American  
[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhnz] / ˌtɛl ɪ kəˌmyu nɪˈkeɪ ʃənz /

noun

  1. (used with a singular verb) Sometimes telecommunication. the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.

  2. (used with a singular verb) Sometimes telecommunication. the science and technology of such communication.

  3. telecommunication, a message so transmitted.

adjective

  1. of or relating to telecommunications.

telecommunications British  
/ ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the science and technology of communications by telephony, radio, television, etc

"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

Etymology

Origin of telecommunications

First recorded in 1930–35; tele- 1 + communication + -s 3

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