communication system

1. A system for communicating (synset 103082291)
   is a type of: system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
   subtypes:

   • ground control - a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing
   • intercom, intercommunication system - a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
   • p.a., p.a. system, pa, pa system, public address system - an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
   • radio, wireless - a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
   • link, radio link - a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
   • telecom equipment, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecommunication system - a communication system for communicating at a distance
   • phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points
2. Facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information (synset 103081962)
   is a type of: facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
   subtypes:

   • fiber-optic transmission system, fibre-optic transmission system, fots - a communication system using fiber optic cables
   • network - (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
   has:

   • booster, booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter - an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
   • communications satellite - an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit
   • radio station - station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts
   • set - any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
   • television station, tv station - station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts
   is a part of: base, infrastructure - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
   same as: communication equipment

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