retransmits

Forwards the signal

Retransmits means sends again.

A radio station retransmits a signal to extend its reach.

In computing, a system retransmits data packets that failed to arrive or arrived corrupted.

The word implies the original transmission was incomplete, blocked, or needed wider distribution: The satellite retransmits the broadcast to remote areas.

broadcast

rebroadcast

Transmit again after initial airing

radio · network · live · streaming · satellite · cable · antenna · programming · channel · airwaves

signal

antenna

Broadcast signal receiver

modulation · waveform · carrier · repeater · booster · propagation · attenuation · gain · decoder · encoder

data

packet

Small sealed container

  • routerPacket-forwarding network device
  • modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
  • networkInterconnected system

internet · wireless · ethernet · bandwidth · protocol · TCP · resend · acknowledgment · handshake · timeout

Opposites
transmission action

retransmitsreceives

Takes into possession

blocks · absorbs · terminates · halts · stops

originality of transmission

retransmitsoriginates

Starts or arises from

generates · creates · sources · initiates · produces

Family

retransmit, retransmission, retransmitted, retransmitting

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