English noun: data communication | |||
1. | data communication (communication) electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) | ||
Synonyms | digital communication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | electronic communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | asynchronous transfer mode, ATM | ||
Domain category | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | ||