telecommunications
Americannoun
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(used with a singular verb) Sometimes telecommunication. the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
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(used with a singular verb) Sometimes telecommunication. the science and technology of such communication.
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telecommunication, a message so transmitted.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of telecommunications
First recorded in 1930–35; tele- 1 + communication + -s 3
Example Sentences
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Investors may rotate into value sectors such as utilities, banks and telecommunications, while oil and gas stocks could gain on firmer crude, he adds.
To encourage capital spending, European regulators have been allowing higher returns for providers of some key regulated industries, such as energy and telecommunications.
From Barron's
Raine works with big sports media, telecommunications and tech companies on their mergers and acquisitions and served as a financial adviser for the giant stock offering of chip designer Arm Holdings in 2023.
“Department personnel continue to work with the third-party telecommunications provider to determine the root cause of the outage and identify corrective measures to help prevent this issue from occurring again.”
From Los Angeles Times
US imports of capital goods like computer accessories and telecommunications equipment picked up in the month.
From Barron's
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