comm link
Two-way transmission connection
A comm link is a communication link—a channel or device for transmitting information between two points.
The term belongs to science fiction and military contexts: The comm link crackled with static, Establish a comm link with the base.
In everyday use, it might refer to any communication connection, though the abbreviated form signals technical or futuristic settings.
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
receiver · relay · tower · signal · bandwidth · latency · protocol · fiber
Strategically planned
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- secureProtected from harm
- transmissionSending of information
- encryptionConverting data into code
headquarters · squad · platoon · battalion · coordinates · reconnaissance · signal · commander
Subset forming smaller space
- hailingCalling to attract attention
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- away teamOpponents on foreign ground
distress signal · interstellar · transmission · hologram · neural interface · viewscreen · transponder · deep space
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
transmitter · receiver · relay · tower · signal · bandwidth · latency · protocol · fiber · uplink
tactical
Strategically planned
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- secureProtected from harm
- transmissionSending of information
encryption · headquarters · squad · platoon · battalion · coordinates · reconnaissance · signal · commander · briefing
subspace
Subset forming smaller space
- hailingCalling to attract attention
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
away team · distress signal · interstellar · transmission · hologram · neural interface · viewscreen · transponder · deep space · contact
comm linkface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
physical presence · in the flesh · eye contact · being there · meatspace
comm linkradio silence
Absence of broadcast communication
dead air · disconnection · no signal · static · dark
comm, link, communication, communicate, communicated, communicating, communicator, communicative, commune