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Noun: telecommunication  'te-lu-ku`myoo-nu'key-shun
  1. (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
    - telecom
     
  2. (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

Derived forms: telecommunications

See also: telecommunicate

Type of: EE, electrical engineering, medium

Encyclopedia: Telecommunication

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