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Noun
/kəˌmyo͞onəˈkāSHən/,
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communications, plural;
  1. The imparting or exchanging of information or news
    • - direct communication between the two countries will produce greater understanding
    • - at the moment I am in communication with London
  2. A letter or message containing such information or news

  3. The successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings
    • - there was a lack of communication between Pamela and her parents
  4. Social contact
    • - she gave him some hope of her return, or at least of their future communication
  5. Means of connection between people or places, in particular

  6. The means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers
    • - satellite communications
    • - a communications network
  7. The means of traveling or of transporting goods, such as roads or railroads
    • - a city providing excellent road and rail communications
  8. The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means


  1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
  2. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
  3. 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"
  4. (communicational) used in communication; "he had few communicational grooves available for use"
  5. (communications) 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"
  6. (communicate) transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
  7. Communication is a process whereby information is enclosed in a package and is channeled and imparted by a sender to a receiver via some medium. The receiver then decodes the message and gives the sender a feedback. ...
  8. Communication!!! is the second album by J-pop singer-songwriter Leah Dizon, released by Victor Entertainment on August 20, 2008. Leah Dizon herself also wrote/co-wrote 10 of the tracks and composed two herself. ...
  9. Communication released in 2003, is the first solo album of Karl Bartos, featuring such songs as "I'm the Message", "Camera" and "Ultraviolet". ...
  10. Communication is a 1971 R&B album recorded by Bobby Womack for United Artists Records. Released in early 1972, it reached #5 on the Billboard R&B Charts and #20 on the Billboard Jazz Charts.
  11. Communication is the debut album by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra featuring compositions by Michael Mantler and Carla Bley performed by Paul Bley, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Lyons, Roswell Rudd, Archie Shepp, John Tchicai, Fred Pirtle, Willie Ruff, Ken McIntyre, Robin Kenyatta, Bob Carducci, Kent Carter, ...
  12. All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes is the third official solo album by English rock musician and songwriter Pete Townshend. It was produced by Chris Thomas and recorded by Bill Price at Eel Pie, A.I.R. and Wessex studios in London. ...
  13. The concept or state of exchanging information between entities; The potential for information exchange; A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication; The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication; An instance of information ...
  14. (communicate) To impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of; To impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell; To share (in); to have in common, to partake of; To receive or take part in Holy Communion; To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal ...
  15. All communications between the parties shall be in writing and delivered via electronic communication ("email"). Communications shall be deemed to have been received if sent by email on a working day prior to 4.00 pm, at the time of transmission and otherwise on the Chunky Frog working day.
  16. (Communications) change-related: Effective change-related communications address the effect of the change on the organization, as well as on each key constituency. As a result, the messages are consistent, but are not exactly the same.
  17. (Communications) globalization = information as knowledge and tools -- INTERNET
  18. (19. Communications) Affiliate agrees that by becoming anIPS Affiliate, IPS will contact you on a periodic basis with information about IPS's affiliate programs.
  19. (7. Communications) You agree that you will not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish on or through the web site any slanderous, obscene, libelous, defamatory or unlawful material. ...
  20. (8. Communications) Client agrees to be an active participant in their internet marketing campaign and agrees to respond to 29 Prime, Inc. requests within a reasonable time frame (Seven Business Days) so that interruption of service is not an issue.
  21. (COMMUNICATIONS) Bell Island s first periodical, Wabana Druggist qv was published in 1910. Its editor was L.J. Lawton, proprietor of the Wabana Drug Store. The Bell Island Miner qv was first published in the spring of 1914, with W.J. English as editor. ...
  22. (COMMUNICATIONS) Domestic telephone system: open wire, microwave radio, relay, trapospheric scatter; 137,000 (1989); International telephone system: satellite earth station, 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean & 1 Atlantic Ocean).
  23. (COMMUNICATIONS) Reports directly to the tournament staff. Answer incoming telephone calls; provide information, direct calls to other areas. Organize and control radios and cellular telephone including check-out, check-in, and charging.
  24. (Communications (3810 through 3990)) Costs incurred for postage, mailing, telephone use and other forms of business related communication used by University personnel. Select the code that describes the expenditure.
  25. (Communications) 1. Information transfer, among users or processes, according to agreed conventions. 2. The branch of technology concerned with the representation, transfer, interpretation, and processing of data among persons, places, and machines. ...