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communications
All the auditory and visual signals humans use to transmit messages, either directly or through channels and equipment.


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writing instruments
The first true writing instruments were made by the Sumerians in Mesopotamia nearly 5,000 years ago.


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newspaper
Usually daily publication whose main purpose is to report and comment on the latest news of society, politics, the arts, sports and other areas of interest.


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diacritic symbols
Symbols added to a letter; they usually change its pronunciation.


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miscellaneous symbols
Symbols are standardized marks used to refer concisely to a thing, a being or a concept.


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punctuation marks
All the standardized marks used to divide a text in order to make it more legible.


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broadcast satellite communication
Transmission of television signals (pictures and sound) to the general public by means of radio waves relayed by satellite.


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telecommunications by satellite
Transmission of data such as images, sound and computer data using radio waves relayed by satellites.


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telecommunication satellites
Space vehicles placed into geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km to receive and broadcast long-distance signals in the form of radio waves.


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radio: studio and control room
Area with two rooms separated by a glass window where audio programs are produced, recorded or broadcast.


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dynamic microphone
Device with a moving coil traveling in a magnetic field that converts sounds into electric pulses for broadcasting or recording.


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mini stereo sound system
Sound reproduction system with miniaturized components (including ampli-tuner, speakers and reader).


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portable sound systems
Small self-contained sound reproduction equipment that can be carried easily from one place to another.


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typography
General term for the graphic representation of characters printed on a material or surface, with or without the use of letterpress.


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public postal network
Infrastructure with which the national postal service delivers the mail entrusted to it.


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wireless communication
Transmission of voice or alphanumeric messages by radio waves; it uses small devices that are equipped with a transmitting or receiving antenna.


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communication by telephone
Transmission of data, voice, audio or video messages between parties linked by a telephone network.