| communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
approach trench
communication trench | a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
communication system
communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
| communication system | a system for communicating |
| computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
local area network
LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
net
network
mesh
meshing meshwork | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals |
| network | (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs, the networks compete to broadcast important sports events |
| network electronic network | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits |
| network | a system of intersecting lines or channels, a railroad network, a network of canals |
| T-network | a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them |
wide area network
WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network
WLAN
wireless fidelity
WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
Purkinje network
Purkinje's tissue
Purkinje's system | a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract |
neural network
neural net | any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body |
| topology network topology | the configuration of a communication network |
communications
communication theory | the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.), communications is his major field of study |
| communication communicating | the activity of communicating, the activity of conveying information, they could not act without official communication from Moscow |
channel communication channel
line | (often plural) a means of communication or access, it must go through official channels, lines of communication were set up between the two firms |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| electronic communication | communication by computer |
digital communication
data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
language
linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
written communication
written language
black and white | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
| network programming | the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network |
neural network
neural net | computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons, can learn by trial and error |
| network architecture | specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors |
| animal communication | communication between animals (of the same species) |
| visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
paralanguage
paralinguistic communication | the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
| auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
speech
speech communication
spoken communication
spoken language
language voice communication
oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth, his speech was garbled, he uttered harsh language, he recorded the spoken language of the streets |
phatic speech
phatic communication | conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information |
psychic communication
psychical communication
anomalous communication | communication by paranormal means |
| network army | a group of like-minded people united by the internet, a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern, a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it |
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN | a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering |
International Relations and Security Network
ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
network
web | an interconnected system of things or people, he owned a network of shops, retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life, tangled in a web of cloth |
| espionage network | a network of spies |
| old boy network | an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics), professional women have developed an old boy network of their own |
| communication | a connection allowing access between persons or places, how many lines of communication can there be among four people?, a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms |
| network | communicate with and within a group, You have to network if you want to get a good job |