Telecommunications

Etymology
The word telecommunication was adapted from the French word télécommunication. It is a compound of the Greek prefix tele- (τηλε-), meaning 'far off', and the Latin communicare, meaning 'to share'. The French word télécommunication was coined in 1904 by French engineer and novelist Édouard Estaunié.

Noun

 * 1) the science and technology of communication at a distance, especially the electronic transmission of signals; telecommunication
 * 2) the systems used in transmitting such signals

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 電訊, 电讯, 電信, 电信
 * Finnish: televiestintä
 * French:
 * German: Telekommunikation
 * Greek: τηλεπικοινωνίες


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 電気通信
 * Russian: телекоммуникация, связь, электросвязь
 * Thai: โทรคมนาคม

Synonyms

 * telecom, telecoms

Derived terms

 * telecommunications tower