comm

Message, for short

Comm is informal shorthand for communication or communications, common in military, technical, and gaming contexts: We lost comm with the base, Check your comms.

It often refers to communication equipment or channels rather than the act itself.

The plural comms is more frequent than the singular.

telecom

telephone

Voice communication device

radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
satelliteOrbiting celestial body
antennaBroadcast signal receiver

cellular · broadcast · spectrum · frequency · signal · transmission · carrier · telephony · microwave · broadband

interprocess

pipe

Hollow conveyance channel

socketHollow receiving cavity
signalMessage-conveying cue
queueOrdered waiting line

semaphore · FIFO · channel · mailbox · synchronization · buffer · stdin · stdout · stream

network

LAN

Localized computer linkage

WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
ethernetWired networking standard
routerPacket-forwarding network device

switch · hub · node · topology · protocol · bandwidth · firewall · gateway · modem · mesh

serial

port

Docking place for ships

baudSignal change frequency unit
serialOccurring in ordered succession
handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture

parity · modem · terminal · TTY · USB · screen · putty · echo

unix

write

Form text on surface

talkVerbal exchange between people
wallVertical enclosing structure
fingerHand's grasping extension

who · pine · elm · mutt · notify · biff · pts · telnet · ssh · socket

comm

telephone

pipe

LAN

port

write

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