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| cable |
to send (a message) by telegraph. [1/11 definitions] |
| cablegram |
a telegraph message sent by underwater cable. |
| communication |
(pl.) means of transferring messages, such as telephone, telegraph, television, radio, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| lineman |
a person who installs or repairs electric power, telephone, or telegraph lines; linesman. [1/3 definitions] |
| money order |
an order for the payment of a specific sum of money that is issued for a fee atone bank, post office, or telegraph office, and is payable to another. |
| radiogram |
a message transmitted using radio signals or wireless telegraph. [1/2 definitions] |
| radiotelegraph |
a telegraph in which signals are transmitted by radio rather than by wires. |
| telegram |
a communication sent by telegraph. |
| telegraph |
to send (a communication) by telegraph, or communicate with (someone) by telegraph. [1/4 definitions] |
| telegraphy |
the transmission or communication of messages by telegraph. |
| teletypewriter |
a device resembling a typewriter, by which messages can be sent or received through telephone or telegraph lines. |
| transmitter |
the part of a telephone or telegraph that changes sound waves or mechanical movements into electrical impulses than can be conveyed to a receiver. [1/3 definitions] |
| trunk |
a telephone or telegraph line connecting two central offices or switching devices. [1/10 definitions] |
| wire |
the line or cable used in a telephone, telegraph, or electric power system. [2/14 definitions] |
| wireless |
a radio telephone or telegraph set or system. [2/5 definitions] |
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