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1. Data Transmission

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   Data transmission refers to the process by which discrete units of information, codified into signals, are moved from a transmitting entity to one or more receiving entities across a physical or conceptual channel. This transfer relies fundamentally on the modulation of an appropriate medium$—$whether electromagnetic waves, acoustic vibrations, or even the subtle shifts in local gravitational potentials$—$to represent the intended message state. Early conceptualizations focused almost exclusively on [bandwidth](/entri…