télécommunication

Definitions of télécommunication
  1. noun
    (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
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    téléphonie
    transmitting speech at a distance
    télégraphie
    communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
    transmission sans fil
    transmission by radio waves
    diffusion, radio diffusion
    taking part in a radio or tv program
    multiplex
    communicates two or more signals over a common channel
    communication téléphonique, conversation téléphonique
    a telephone connection
    transfert d'appel
    lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct
    double appel
    a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone
    radiotélégraphie
    telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
    radiotéléphonie, téléphonie sans fil
    telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
    radio, radiotélécommunication
    medium for communication
    télé, télévision
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
    réception
    quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
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    moyen
    a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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