telecommunication

From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- +‎ communication.

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌteləkəˌmjʉːnɪˈkæɪʃən/

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• Hyphenation: tel‧e‧com‧mun‧i‧ca‧tion

telecommunication (countable and uncountable, plural telecommunications)

1. (uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses. [1932]
2. (countable) A message so transmitted.
3. (in the plural) Systems used in transmitting such signals.
   • 2019 September 27, “Unicode in, Zawgyi out: Modernity finally catches up in Myanmar's digital world”, in The Japan Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 22 August 2020:

     Oct. 1 is “U-Day,” when Myanmar officially will adopt the new system. From then on, all electronic communication from government offices, telecommunications companies, banks and media must be in Unicode, by law.

• (science): telecommunications

• telecom, telecoms

• telecommunications tower