English noun: telecommunication |
1. | telecommunication (communication) (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically |
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| Synonyms | telecom |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medium |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | broadcasting, multiplex, telegraphy, telephone, telephony, wireless |
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| Domain category members | call, duplex, electronic converter, loop gain, Nyquist frequency, Nyquist rate, sampling, sampling frequency, sampling rate, simplex, sunrise industry, telecommunication |
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| Domain usage | plural, plural form |
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2. | telecommunication (cognition) (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | EE, electrical engineering |
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| Domain category | telecom, telecommunication |
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| Domain category members | ECC, error correction code, quantise, quantize |
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| Domain usage | plural, plural form |
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