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communications

 
/kəˌmju·nɪˈkeɪ·ʃənz/ pl n

Definition

the various systems used for sending esp. electronic information, such as radio, television, telephone, and computer networks: They have made heavy investments in the communications industry. Communications are also the exchanges of information and expressions of feeling that can result in understanding: A breakdown in communications between labor and management led to the strike.
(Definition of communications pl n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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