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Telemetry vs Telegraph - What's the difference?

telemetry | telegraph |

As nouns the difference between telemetry and telegraph

is that telemetry is the science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis while telegraph is an apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means.

As a verb telegraph is

to send a message by telegraph.

telemetry

English

(wikipedia telemetry)

Noun

  • (applied sciences) the science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis

    • Derived terms

    * telemetric

    telegraph

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia telegraph) (en noun)
  • (lb) An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means.
  • *
  • *:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.

    • Derived terms

    * bush telegraph * jungle telegraph

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To send a message by telegraph
  • To give nonverbal signals to another, as with gestures or a change in attitude.
    • Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.
  • To show one's intended action unintentionally.