communication

Plural: communications

Noun

• the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
  • "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
• something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
• a connection allowing access between persons or places
  • "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"
  • "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"
• The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
• The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
• A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
• The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
• An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
• A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
• A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
• Association; company.
• Participation in Holy Communion.
• A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".

Examples

• A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
• Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
• Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
• The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.
• The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
• The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.

Synonyms

communicating

Antonyms

anticommunication

Related Words

communicate, communicator, communion