Telecommunication

[,telɪkəmjuːnɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] or [,tɛlɪkə,mjʊnə'keʃən]

(noun.) (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance.

(noun.) (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically.

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