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telecommunications

Electronic transmission of information between locations

Conceptbranch of science academic disciplineQ418

Also known as electric communications

Instance of: branch of science
, academic discipline
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Subclass of: remote communication

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Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electrical or electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of transmission may be divided into communication channels for multiplexing, allowing for a single medium to transmit several concurrent communication sessions. Long-distance technologies invented during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries generally use electric power, and include the electrical telegraph, telephone, television, and radio.

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Geography of topic: geography of telecommunications
Wikimedia outline: outline of telecommunication
Different from: teleconnection
telecommunications industry

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