The central cable along which terminals, peripheral devices, and microcomputers are connected in a bus topology.
The wire, or other means, by which computers are connected.
The physical medium over which data is transmitted, such as radio frequency satellite link, a telephone line, or a LAN cable.
Any material substance, such as fiber-optic cable, twisted-wire pair, coaxial cable, dielectric-slab waveguide, water, and air, that can be used for the propagation of signals, usually in the form of modulated radio, light, or acoustic waves, from one point to another.
A means of transferring intelligence from point to point; includes light, smoke, sound, wire lines, and radio-frequency waves.
The path that carries data from one device to another (e.g., a cable connecting two computers on a network).
The medium on which information is conveyed, such as copper wire, co-axial cable, fibre optic cable and radio.
A physical pathway that connects computers, other devices, and people on a network. Transmission media can be either wireline (e.g., twisted-pair, fiber) or wireless (e.g., satellite, microwave).
The material on which information signals may be carried; e.g., optical fiber, coaxial cable, and twisted-wire pairs.
Transmission medium is a material substance or "free space" (e.g. a vacuum). It can be, or is, used for propagating suitable signals, which are usually in the form of electromagnetic (which is inclusive of light waves), or it may be acoustic waves. They are either unguided in the (which is the case of free space or something like a gaseous media) or they are guided by a boundary that is a material substance.
A transmission medium is any material substance which can propagate waves or energy.