communication system
Message transmission framework
A communication system is the infrastructure and methods by which information passes between parties.
This includes technical networks—telephone systems, satellite systems, the postal system—as well as the conventions governing their use.
The island's communication system was knocked out by the hurricane.
Organizations also have internal communication systems: chains of command, reporting structures, and protocols for sharing information.
- BrailleTouch-based dot writing
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- Morse codeDot-dash signaling system
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- Wi-FiWireless network standard
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communication systemdirect speech
Exact quoted utterance
physical presence · oral tradition · face-to-face meeting · eye contact · body language
communication systemmedia blackout
Suppression of press coverage
signal jamming · information blackout · firewall · isolation · incommunicado
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