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Communicationwhich is a term used in some studies of information exchange to describe a framework in which meaning arises from deliberate choices by senders and receivers. The word blends 'communication' with 'which' to emphasize selection among options—what to say, how to say it, and which channel to use. It is not a universally defined theory, but a label used to discuss how ambiguity is managed in real interactions and in designed messages.

Core ideas include ambiguity management, context sensitivity, and audience tailoring. In this frame, a message can bear multiple interpretations; the actual meaning depends on the choices of the sender and the receiver. Feedback loops and platform design shape which interpretations become salient, guiding future messaging and responses.

Methods include discourse analysis, experimental studies of message design, and computational modeling of interpretation as a choice process. Researchers examine how wording and channel choice affect disambiguation, and how audience characteristics alter preferred interpretations. Applications span marketing, public health, political communication, and user interfaces, where clarity depends on guiding audience attention to a defined set of options.

Status: the term circulates mainly in scholarly discussions as a heuristic rather than a formal theory, with no single consensus. See also pragmatics, information design, discourse analysis, and choice theory.