relaying

Sending information onward

Relaying is passing something along—information, messages, signals, or supplies—from one point to another through an intermediary: She's relaying the news to the rest of the team, The satellite relays data back to Earth.

The word implies transmission through a chain rather than direct delivery.

In racing, relaying refers to running legs of a relay race.

sport

baton

Slender rod for leading

sprint · track · medley · runners · zone · teamwork · leg · changeover · split · athletics

communication

message

Transmitted communication

intermediary · go-between · liaison · courier · exchange · correspondence · dispatch · forwarding · channeling · transmitting

broadcast

transmission

Sending of information

news · satellite · network · antenna · airwaves · frequency · telecast · streaming · cable · media

technical

signal

Message-conveying cue

  • routerPacket-forwarding network device
  • switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
  • repeaterSignal-extending transmitter

amplifier · transponder · node · hub · network · fiber-optic · wireless · satellite · microwave · uplink

repetition

echo

Reflected sound wave

recitation · recapping · reporting · paraphrasing · secondhand · verbatim · quoting · repeating · narrating · summarizing

Categories
Opposites
information transmission

relayingoriginating

Coming into existence

withholding · suppressing · creating · concealing · generating

Family

relay, relays, relayed, mislaid, relaid

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G