Editing Information transfer

{{Short description|Sending information over a communications medium}}
[[File:Ancient Egypt mail.jpg|thumb|Ancient Egyptian drawing depicting a courier delivering a letter.]]
{{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.

The information [[transfer rate]] may or may not be equal to the [[Transmission (telecommunications)|transmission]] [[Symbol rate|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]]

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[[Category:Data transmission]]


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