communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

back channel - an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel"

lens - (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"

inter-group communication, liaison, contact, link - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one