单词 | wire communication |
释义 | > as lemmaswire communication wire communication n. (a) a connection made with wire (now rare); (b) transmission of information by means of a system which relies on wires or cables (in early use esp. a telegraph system); (also) a communication delivered in this way. ΚΠ 1748 B. Franklin Let. in Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1751) 28 When the spark is taken through a quire of paper..by means of a wire communication, it makes a fair hole through every sheet. 1871 Times 9 Sept. 4/4 The telegraph poles here are blown down, by which wire communication with the neighbouring islands is interrupted. 1901 Consular Rep. (U.S. Bureau Manuf.) Nov. 450 [The company] is constructing a third cable,..the object being to offer a more direct wire communication between Europe and India and Australia. 1917 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 5 May 3/3 Freight Agent Thomas McDonald to-day received a wire communication. 1949 Congress. Rec. 8 Apr. 4184/2 A bill..to make unlawful the possession of wire-tapping equipment with intent to use such equipment for the unlawful interception of wire communications. 2002 Times (Nexis) 10 July (Business section) 23 Laws for prosecuting anyone who uses the US Postal Service or a ‘wire communication’ device, such as the telephone, e-mail, or the internet, to help perpetrate a fraud. < as lemmas |
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