Communications Media MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Communications Media
Tree Number(s)
Unique ID: D003146
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003146
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: The means of interchanging or transmitting and receiving information. Historically the media were written: books, journals, newspapers, and other publications; in the modern age the media include, in addition, radio, television, computers, and information networks.
Previous Indexing: Communication (1966-1997); Mass Media (1978-1997); specific medium (1966-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98; use explode 1975-97
Date Introduced: 1998/01/01
Last Updated: 2022/07/12

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0004880
Scope Note: The means of interchanging or transmitting and receiving information. Historically the media were written: books, journals, newspapers, and other publications; in the modern age the media include, in addition, radio, television, computers, and information networks.
Terms: Preferred Term
Term UI T009172
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974)

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