Communications
The transmission of data from one computer to another, or from one device to another. A communications device, therefore, is any machine that assists data transmission. For example, modems, cables, and ports are all communications devices. Communications software refers to programs that make it possible to transmit data.
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- communications software
Software that makes it possible to send and receive data over telephone lines through modems.
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