Prenos

Prenos is a noun in several Slavic languages, including Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovenian, and Macedonian, meaning transfer or transmission. It can refer to the act of moving something from one place to another or the process of conveying information, energy, or disease, and it forms common phrases such as prenos podataka (data transmission), prenos signala (signal transmission), and prenos energije (power transmission).

In medicine and epidemiology, prenos denotes the transmission of pathogens or infections between individuals or populations. In this context it covers modes such as direct contact, airborne spread, or vector-mediated transfer.

In genetics and biology, the term is used to describe the transmission of traits or genetic material from parent to offspring, though more specific terms such as nasljeđivanje are also used in some languages.

In mechanical and electrical engineering, prenos describes the transfer of motion or power, such as the transmission of torque from an engine to a drivetrain or the path of energy transfer in power systems. The concept also appears in discussions of signal and data pathways within engineering disciplines.

In computing and telecommunications, prenos is used for data transfer across networks, including both wireless and wired communications. It can refer to any process that carries information from one node to another, whether within a device, across a network, or between systems.

Cognate terms exist in related languages, such as Czech přenos and Slovak přenos, with similar meanings. The term thus occupies a broad semantic field spanning everyday transfer to technical transmission in science and engineering.