From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcommscomms /kɒmz $ kɑːmz/ noun [plural] British English technical (communications) used when talking about computer programs that allow communication between different computers SYN communications software American English
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comms• In addition to the main three applications the package has an address book, a labelling program and a comms program.• With four comms radios instantly available, we switch from McAlpines' company frequency straight to Heathrow.• Some comms packages incorporate it in software but usually it's found in the modem itself.• I took the precaution of setting the comms to automatic response.• If you are new to comms you can not go far wrong with Odyssey.From Longman Business Dictionarycommscomms /kɒmzkɑːmz/ noun [plural] British English COMPUTING communications; used when talking about computer programs that allow communication between different computersSYNcommunications software AmEa comms packageOrigin comms (1900-2000) communications 