Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun telecommunication

2 senses of telecommunication

Sense 1
telecommunication, telecom -- ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)
       => medium -- (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)

Sense 2
telecommunication -- ((often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance)
       => electrical engineering, EE -- (the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication)