telecommunication

/ˌˈtɛləkəˈmjunəˌkeɪʃən/

/tɛləkəmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/

Other forms: telecommunications

Definitions of telecommunication

1. noun

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

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

   types:

   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

   a system that communicates two or more signals over a common channel

   voice mail, voicemail

   a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed

   call, phone call, telephone call

   a telephone connection

   call forwarding

   lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct

   call waiting

   a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone

   radiotelegraph, radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraphy

   telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

   radiotelephone, radiotelephony, wireless telephone

   telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

   Rediffusion

   a system for distributing radio or tv programs

   radio, radiocommunication, wireless

   medium for communication

   TV, telecasting, television, video

   broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

   reception

   quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

   type of:

   medium

   a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information