end of transmission
Communication is complete
End of transmission signals that a message or broadcast is complete.
Originally from radio and telecommunications, where operators needed clear markers for when communication finished: This is station KXYZ, end of transmission.
The phrase appears in military and aviation contexts, often abbreviated EOT.
In casual use, it can mark finality or the conclusion of a statement, sometimes with dramatic effect: I'm done explaining myself—end of transmission.
- over and outRadio farewell phrase
- outNot present here
- signing offEnding a broadcast
- rogerRadio acknowledgment term
- staticWithout motion or change
white noise · radio · broadcast · signal · fade · silence · disconnect · goodbye · closing · finale · cutoff · dead air · frequency · carrier wave · click · hiss · lost signal · airwaves