telegraphy

From telegraph +‎ -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) +‎ -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/

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  Note: this pronunciation may be nonstandard or incorrect: wrong stress

telegraphy (usually uncountable, plural telegraphies)

1. Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
2. The science and techniques used to enact this process.
3. The devices and networks used to enact this process.

• radio telegraphy
• radiotelegraphy
• wireless telegraphy