Information transfer: Difference between revisions
imported>Dzikiłoś Adding an illustration |
imported>Cielquiparle {{Unreferenced}} |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Sending information over a communications medium}} | {{Short description|Sending information over a communications medium}}{{Unreferenced|date=October 2025}}[[File:Ancient Egypt mail.jpg|thumb|Ancient Egyptian drawing depicting a courier delivering a letter.]] | ||
[[File:Ancient Egypt mail.jpg|thumb|Ancient Egyptian drawing depicting a courier delivering a letter.]] | |||
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}} | {{Use American English|date = March 2019}} | ||
In [[telecommunications]], '''information transfer''' is the process of moving messages containing [[user information]] from a [[Communication source|source]] to a [[Sink (computing)|sink]] via a [[communication channel]]. In this sense, information transfer is equivalent to [[data transmission]] which highlights more practical, technical aspects. | In [[telecommunications]], '''information transfer''' is the process of moving messages containing [[user information]] from a [[Communication source|source]] to a [[Sink (computing)|sink]] via a [[communication channel]]. In this sense, information transfer is equivalent to [[data transmission]] which highlights more practical, technical aspects. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:41, 15 October 2025
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Use American English In telecommunications, information transfer is the process of moving messages containing user information from a source to a sink via a communication channel. In this sense, information transfer is equivalent to data transmission which highlights more practical, technical aspects.
The information transfer rate may or may not be equal to the transmission modulation rate.
Bidirectional information transfer is called information exchange.
Non-technical meaning
In a non-technical context, information transfer is sometimes used to signify knowledge transfer or teaching. A successful transfer of information depends on many aspects, not least the choice of the specific medium (media-adequacy).
See also
- Federal Standard 1037C in support of MIL-STD-188.
- Information-transfer transaction