communication

communication
communication [kə myo͞o΄ni kā′shən]
n.
1. the act of transmitting
2.
a) a giving or exchanging of information, signals, or messages as by talk, gestures, or writing
b) the information, signals, or message
3. close, sympathetic relationship
4. a means of communicating; specif.,
a) [pl.] a system for sending and receiving messages, as by telephone, telegraph, radio, etc.
b) [pl.] a system as of routes for moving troops and materiel
c) a passage or way for getting from one place to another
5. [often pl., with sing. v.]
a) the art of expressing ideas, esp. in speech and writing
b) the science of transmitting information, esp. in symbols

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