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Telecommunication vs Telephony - What's the difference?

telecommunication | telephony |

As nouns the difference between telecommunication and telephony

is that telecommunication is the science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses while telephony is the act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.

telecommunication

English

Noun

(wikipedia telecommunication)
  • (uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
  • (countable) A message so transmitted.

    • telephony

    English

    Noun

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  • The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • The study and application of telephone technology.

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