Crossword clues for telephony
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Telephony \Te*leph"o*ny\, n. The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1835, "a system of signaling by musical sounds;" from 1876 as "the art of working a telephone;" see telephone (n.) + -y (4). Related: Telephonist.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum. 2 The study and application of telephone technology.
WordNet
n. transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephone]
Wikipedia
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 is commonly referred to as the construction or operation of telephones and telephonic systems and as a system of telecommunications in which telephonic equipment is employed in the transmission of speech or other sound between points, with or without the use of wires. The term is also used frequently to refer to computer hardware, software, and computer network systems, that perform functions traditionally performed by telephone equipment. In this context the technology is specifically referred to as Internet telephony, or voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
Usage examples of "telephony".
His experiments with telegraphy and telephony had been laid aside, and there seemed little chance that he would turn from the work in which he was accomplishing so much for so many sufferers, and which was bringing a comfortable financial return, and again undertake the tedious work in search for a telephone.
Though he was convinced that the opportunities lay in the field of telephony, Bell labored faithfully for regular periods with the devices in which his patrons were interested.
Telephonic communication was established between them, and thus he had attained wireless telephony by induction.
Scientists attacked the problem with vigor, and various means of wireless telephony were developed, without any being produced which were effective over sufficient ranges to make them really useful.
Just as the telephone was more complex than the telegraph, and the wireless telegraph than the telephone, so the apparatus used in wireless telephony is even more complex and technical.
It was on the 29th of September, 1915, that Carty conducted the demonstrations which thrilled the world and showed that wireless telephony was an accomplished fact.
Wireless telephony, despite the wonders it has already accomplished, is still in its infancy.
In the first place, wireless telephony is now, and probably always will be, very expensive.
Whatever the future limitations of wireless telephony, there is no doubt as to the place it will take among the scientific accomplishments of the age.
With very few exceptions, the best that is used in telephony everywhere in the world to-day has been contributed by workers here in America.
Using the encrypted telephony program, he placed a call to the Atlanta DCIS office out in Smyrna, a suburb north of Atlanta.
Phone companies were allowed to transmit video and cable companies were allowed to transmit telephony, for instance.
The unequivocal intention of the telephony giants to become major players in the Internet market should also be taken into account.
Phone companies will be allowed to transmit video and cable companies will be allowed to transmit telephony, for instance.
Very much like mobile telephony - which allowed the countries in transition to skip massive investments in outdated technologies - the Internet was perceived to be a shortcut to prosperity.