telecommunication

Definition/Scope: Preparation, transmission, communication, or related processing of information (writing, images, sounds, or other data) by electrical, electromagnetic, electromechanical, electro-optical, or electronic means.

Acronym:

telecom

Broader Terms:

communication

Narrower Terms:

adaptive communications
aircraft communications
broadcasting
Committee on National Security Systems
communication satellites
data link
digital communications
facsimile
global communications
microwave communications
multichannel communications
optical communications
packet switching
phase locked communications
pulse communications
radio links
satellite communication
secure communications
space communications
telecommunication system
telecommuting
teleconferencing
television
underwater communications
voice communications

Related Terms:

message traffic
modems
telecommunications industries