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Semaphore vs Communication - What's the difference?

semaphore | communication |

As nouns the difference between semaphore and communication

is that semaphore is while communication is the act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

semaphore

English

(wikipedia semaphore)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any visual signaling system with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms.
  • * 2008 , Gene Weingarten, Old Dogs: Are the Best Dogs , Simon & Schuster, page 4 [http://books.google.com/books?id=GOUMoGLf9tYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=gene+weingarten&source=bl&ots=BgRdWbPGYP&sig=gd-Mgu3cNEgerci0w2psNOA6ZjM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GDIVUNqbDcOYqAGZx4HgBQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=semaphore&f=false]:
    • Consider the wagging tail, the most basic semaphore in dog/human communication.
  • A visual system for transmitting information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaler’s arms.
  • (computing) A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.

    • Verb

    (semaphor)
  • (intransitive) To signal using (or as if using) a semaphore.
  • * 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p. 425:
    • Minutes later, unseen by the defenders, he semaphored back across the valley that he was going to make a fresh attempt.

    communication

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia communication) (en noun)
  • The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
    • communication of smallpox
    communication of a secret
  • (uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
    • Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
    The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.
  • A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
    • Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications .
  • The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
    • The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.
  • An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
    • The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Argument and friendly communication .
  • A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
    • A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.
  • (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
  • * 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
    • ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.
  • (obsolete) association; company
  • * Bible, 1 Corinthians xv. 33
    • Evil communications corrupt manners.
  • Participation in the Lord's supper.
    • (Bishop Pearson)
  • (rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
    • (Beattie)

    Related terms

    * communications (the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means) * communicate * communicator * communion

    Derived terms

    * anticommunication * communication disorder * communication engineering * communications satellite * confidential communication * excommunication * miscommunication * noncommunication * privileged communication * telecommunication ----