Signal transmission
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In telecommunications, transmission (sometimes abbreviated as "TX") is the process of sending or propagating an analog or digital signal via a medium that is wired, wireless, or fiber-optic.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Etymology
The origin of the words transmit and transmission and their derivatives go back to the Latin word Template:Lang, in turn formed by prefixing the preposition trans (“across or beyond”) and the verb mittere (“to let go or to send”).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Process
Signal transmission is the process of transferring information from one point to another, through different communication systems. These can be: electrical signals, optical signals, radio waves, or other forms of energy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>