communication
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Etymology [edit]
Old French communicacion, from Latin commūnicātiōnem, accusative singular of commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”), from commūnicō (“I share, I impart”).
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Wikipedia communication (plural communications)
- The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
- communication of smallpox
- communication of a secret
- (uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
- Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
- The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.
- A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
- Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
- The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
- The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.
- An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
- The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
- Shakespeare
- Argument […] and friendly communication.
- A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
- A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
- Arbuthnot
- The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.
- (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
- 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
- ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.
- 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
- (obsolete) association; company
- Bible, 1 Corinthians xv. 33
- Evil communications corrupt manners.
- Bible, 1 Corinthians xv. 33
- Participation in the Lord's supper.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Pearson to this entry?)
- (rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Beattie to this entry?)
Related terms [edit]
- communications (the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means)
- communicate
- communicator
- communion
Translations [edit]
concept of information exchange
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potential for information exchange
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a message
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body of data exchange
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instance of data transfer
passageway or opening
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anatomical connection
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Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
communication f (plural communications)
