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telephony
n.
founding and maintenance of telephone communications systems
Telephony
Telephony ( ) is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of
telecommunication services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties. The history of telephony is intimately linked to the invention and development of the
telephone.
telephony
Noun
1. transmitting speech at a distance
(synonym) telephone
(hypernym) telecommunication, telecom
(hyponym) call, phone call, telephone call
(class) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
Telephony
(n.)
The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
telephony
1. The branch of science devoted to the
transmission, reception, and reproduction of sounds, such as speech and tones that represent digits for
signaling.
Note 1: Transmission may be via various media, such as wire, optical fibers, or
radio.
Note 2: Analog representations of sounds may be digitized, transmitted, and, on reception, converted back to analog form.
Note 3: "Telephony" originally entailed only the transmission of voice and
voice-frequency data. Currently, it includes new services, such as the transmission of
graphics information.
2. A form of
telecommunication set up for the transmission of speech or, in some cases, other sounds. [
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