Communication

Communication is the process of information usually via a common system of symbols. "Communication studies" is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, including speech, interpersonal and organizational communication. "Mass communication" is a more specialized academic discipline focused on the institutions, practice and effects of journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations and related mediated communication directed at a large, undifferentiated or segmented audience.

See also

• Knowledge visualization
• Communication basic topics
• Communications satellite
• Computer network
• Diffusion of innovations
• Ethernet
• Global telephone network - also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN
• Information theory
• Internet
• Journalism
• Linguistics
• Mail
• Mass media
• Media studies
• Neuro-linguistic programming
• Radioteletype
• Rhetorical criticism
• Semaphore
• Social software
• Telegraphy
• Telephony
• Vocalization
• Surveillance
• Traffic analysis