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The sending of information, such as voice, pictures, or data, over long distances using technology such as telephones, radios, satellites, or the internet. It is mostly used as a broad, formal category word, especially in the plural 'telecommunications,' to talk about the whole industry or system that includes phone companies and internet providers.
電信；電信通訊
組成tele + communication. 'Tele-' means 'far, at a distance' (as in 'television,' 'telephone'), and 'communication' means sending and receiving information - so, literally, 'communication over a distance.'
同家族的字
- telephoneshares the 'tele-' prefix, meaning 'far/distance'
- televisionshares the 'tele-' prefix, meaning 'far/distance'
- communicateshares the 'communic-' root, meaning to share or pass on information
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
telecommunicationnoun/ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
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The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
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A message so transmitted.
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Systems used in transmitting such signals.
- Oct. 1 is “U-Day,” when Myanmar officially will adopt the new system. From then on, all electronic communication from government offices, telecommunications companies, banks and media must be in Unicode, by law.
- A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。