# communications (social)

when a message is sent to people and is received by people

- Computed level: L9 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: communication  ·  Arena: social interaction

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [message](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-message.information), [send](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-send.communication), [receive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-receive.communication), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** sending a message to people and receiving it together forms communication

**Novel properties:**
- mutual understanding
- information exchange
- shared meaning

## Examples
- The 1986 Chernobyl disaster alert was transmitted via Soviet state radio after a 48-hour delay, reaching millions in Ukraine and beyond. *(institutions)*
- The Voyager 1 probe's 1977 launch included a golden record with sounds and images intended for extraterrestrial reception. *(space)*
- In 2020, WhatsApp delivered 100 billion daily messages, each routed from sender to recipient through encrypted channels. *(computing)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-communications.social.json*  
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