telecom (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *telecom*:
NOUN	communication	telecom, telecommunication	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

telecom > pronunciation
Sounds	teh'lahkaam
Rhymes	aplomb ... wigwam: 29 rhymes with aam...

English > *telecom*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically.
Synonym	telecommunication
Category of	Nyquist frequency	(telecommunication) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal
	Nyquist rate	(telecommunication) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
	call	send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.
	duplex	Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously
	electronic converter	(telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another
	loop gain	(telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input
	sampling	measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
	sampling frequency	(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal
	sampling rate	(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
	simplex	Allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
	sunrise industry	A new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
	telecommunication	(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
Narrower	broadcasting	taking part in a radio or tv program
	multiplex	Communicates two or more signals over a common channel
	telegraphy	Communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
	telephone, telephony	transmitting speech at a distance
	wireless	transmission by radio waves
Broader	medium	A means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
Usage of	plural, plural form	The form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanish	telecomunicación
Catalan	telecomunicació

HyperDic: telecom