commlink

See also: comm link

English

Alternative forms

• comm link, comlink

Etymology

comm +‎ link

Noun

commlink (plural commlinks)

1. (science fiction) A communications device.
   • 2008, Tony Gonzales, Eve: The Empyrean Age:

     A great aurora spread across the heavens, and the Thukker infantrymen lost all hope as their commlinks went dead and the TACNET dropped offline. In that moment, each man understood that they were doomed.

   • 2011, Gary Caplan, The Phoenix Rising:

     Sheppard removed his commlink unit and attempted to access the engineering duty officer to report the occurrence.

Synonyms

• communicator