coms

Military radio channels

Coms is informal shorthand for communications, especially communication systems or equipment: Check your coms, The coms are down.

Common in military, gaming, and tech contexts where people coordinate through radio, headsets, or digital channels.

Sometimes spelled comms.

military

radio

Electromagnetic wave receiver

channel · dispatch · intel · sitrep · net · relay · secure · encrypted · tactical · field

interpersonal

dialogue

Spoken exchange between parties

verbal · nonverbal · expression · discourse · speech · gestures · intonation · rapport · feedback · listening

networking

satellite

Orbiting celestial body

  • routerPacket-forwarding network device
  • modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
  • antennaBroadcast signal receiver

transceiver · uplink · downlink · bandwidth · latency · signal · wireless · ethernet · protocol · TCP/IP

Opposites
communication activity

comssilence

Total lack of sound

radio silence · blackout · no contact · going dark · incommunicado

signal status

comsstatic

Without motion or change

interference · jamming · dead zone · offline · out of range

connectivity status

comsoffline

Not internet-connected

disconnected · dark · out of range · no signal · jammed

Phrases
Family

commitment, communicate, committee, communications, commode, commitments, committees, commingle, commie

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