communications

noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The systems and technologies used for sending and receiving messages.

  2. 2.

    The field or industry concerned with transmitting information.

  3. 3.

    Plural of communication; multiple messages or exchanges of information.

  4. 4.

    (military) The systems and personnel responsible for transmitting messages and information.

Related words

See also: communication, media, telecommunication

Etymology

Plural of communication, from Latin communicatio. The singular-plural distinction often reflects whether one refers to individual messages or the field/systems as a whole.