TELECOMMUNICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telecommunication mean? 

• TELECOMMUNICATION (noun)
  The noun TELECOMMUNICATION has 2 senses:

1. (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

2. (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

  Familiarity information: TELECOMMUNICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TELECOMMUNICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

telecom; telecommunication

Hypernyms ("telecommunication" is a kind of...):

medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)

Domain member category:

telecommunication ((often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance)

loop gain ((telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input)

electronic converter ((telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another)

sampling (measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form))

sunrise industry (a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics))

sampling rate ((telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time)

Nyquist rate ((telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal)

sampling frequency ((telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal)

Nyquist frequency ((telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal)

call (send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message)

duplex (allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously)

simplex (allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "telecommunication"):

telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)

telegraphy (communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire)

wireless (transmission by radio waves)

broadcasting (taking part in a radio or tv program)

multiplex (communicates two or more signals over a common channel)

Derivation:

telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("telecommunication" is a kind of...):

EE; electrical engineering (the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication)

Domain category:

telecom; telecommunication ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)

Domain member category:

ECC; error correction code ((telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors)

quantise; quantize (approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

The ability to make and maintain a connection between two or more points in a telecommunications systems.

(Connectivity, NCI Thesaurus)

Graphene promises a significant step forward in performance for the key components of telecommunications and data communications.

(Graphene may exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications, University of Cambridge)

Fax is short for facsimile, a telecommunications technology used to transfer copies of documents using devices operating over the telephone network.

(Fax, NCI Thesaurus)

Those with Gemini or Virgo rising would also strongly feel Mercury retrograde, as would those who work in the communications, travel, publicity, marketing, advertising, or the telecommunications industries.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

An connective access point for telecommunication devices, such as modems or fax machines, for the transmission of data.

(Data Port, NCI Thesaurus)

Nonlinear optical effects can be exploited in a variety of applications, including laser technology, material processing and telecommunications.

(Graphene paves the way to faster high-speed communications, University of Cambridge)

Fiber-optic cables in a global undersea telecommunications network could one day help scientists study offshore earthquakes and the geologic structures hidden deep beneath the ocean surface.

(Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network, National Science Foundation)

The representation, processing, and development of information and information systems; has computational aspects; central notion is the transformation of information; includes the development in information technology, computer science, telematics, telecommunications, etc.

(Informatics, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)