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noun

transmitting

the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

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Six example sentences with transmitting, each labelled with its topic.

  • The station's license covers receiving and transmitting on two narrow bands, and the inspector checks both every year.

    Technology

  • Before the cable, transmitting from London to Bombay meant a courier, a steamship, and roughly five weeks.

    History

  • Lag in the tournament came from transmitting each player's inputs through a server on another continent.

    Gaming

  • Transmitting the concert live meant the station's engineers spent the afternoon running cable from the hall to the roof.

    Music

  • The license permits transmitting on one frequency only, and the club's secretary keeps a log of every session.

    Law

  • Transmitting from the ship's radio room, the purser reported our position to the harbor every hour of the crossing.

    Travel

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