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Telecommunications vs Telco - What's the difference?

telecommunications | telco |

As nouns the difference between telecommunications and telco

is that telecommunications is the science and technology of communication at a distance, especially the electronic transmission of signals; telecommunication while telco is a telecommunications company, a telecom.

telecommunications

English

Noun

(wikipedia telecommunications) (-)
  • the science and technology of communication at a distance, especially the electronic transmission of signals; telecommunication
  • the systems used in transmitting such signals
  • English plurals

    • Synonyms

    * telecom, telecoms

    Derived terms

    * telecommunications tower

    See also

    * transmitter, receiver * radio, telegraphy, telephony * cell phone, mobile phone, mobile telephone

    References

    telco

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A telecommunications company, a telecom.

    • Hyponyms

    * cellco

    Anagrams

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