COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Dictionary entry overview: What does communication channel mean?
• COMMUNICATION CHANNEL (noun)
The noun COMMUNICATION CHANNEL has 1 sense:
1. (often plural) a means of communication or access
Familiarity information: COMMUNICATION CHANNEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COMMUNICATION CHANNEL (noun)
Meaning:
(often plural) a means of communication or access
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
communication channel; channel; line
Context examples:
it must go through official channels / lines of communication were set up between the two firms
Hypernyms ("communication channel" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "communication channel"):
back channel (an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government))
lens ((metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood)
contact; inter-group communication; liaison; link (a channel for communication between groups)
