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noun
Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The science and techniques used to enact this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The devices and networks used to enact this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: telegraph
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Broader terms: apparatus, setup
noun
communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: telecommunication, telecom
History
From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
