by wire
Through electrical transmission
By wire means through electrical or electronic transmission rather than physical delivery.
Historically, it referred to telegraph or telephone communication: Send the money by wire.
The phrase persists in wire transfer for electronic funds and in fly-by-wire, where aircraft controls use electronic signals rather than mechanical cables.
- telecommunicationElectronic distance communication
- conductorsThose who direct ensembles
- pilot controlsAircraft steering mechanisms
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
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