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Media ecology. Media ecology theory is the study of media, technology, and communication and how they affect human environments. [1] The theoretical concepts were proposed by Marshall McLuhan in 1964, [2] while the term media ecology was first formally introduced by Neil Postman in 1968. [3]
Information and communications technology ( ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications [1] and the integration of telecommunications ( telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual, that enable ...
Telecommunication is a compound noun of the Greek prefix tele- (τῆλε), meaning distant, far off, or afar, [6] and the Latin verb communicare, meaning to share. Its modern use is adapted from the French, [7] because its written use was recorded in 1904 by the French engineer and novelist Édouard Estaunié.
Public switched telephone network. The public switched telephone network ( PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators. It provides infrastructure and services for public telephony. The PSTN consists of telephone lines, fiber-optic cables, microwave transmission ...
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information ( telecommunication) between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most common wireless technologies use radio waves.
Intelligent transportation system. An intelligent transportation system ( ITS) is an advanced application which aims to provide innovative services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and 'smarter' use of transport networks. [1]
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not only transmits meaning but also creates it.
Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. [1] The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, [2] [3] including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software.