noun
electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
• Syn: ↑data communication
• Topics: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑information processing system
• Hypernyms: ↑electronic communication
• Hyponyms: ↑asynchronous transfer mode, ↑ATM
Useful english dictionary. 2012.