a means of communication

基本解释

Rather, they are a means of communication between disparate software applications.
当然，它们是各种软件应用程序之间通信的方式。
Models provide a means of communication, and when done well, they provide the proper abstractions that can last for quite some time.
模型可提供进行沟通的手段，设计合理时，可提供能在相当长时间内使用的恰当抽象。
A language is a means of communication.
语言是交流的工具。

The same means of communication that were used to speak out are being used by the government as a way of shutting down the opposition.

Finally, culture, as a means of communication, social cohesion, economic growth and creativity remains a priority for UNESCO, since it continues to bridge the peoples of the world.
UNESCO: 70 Years
The authorities warned citizens of stabbings in late August by text message (a means of communication also blocked for non-official purposes), but did not provide fuller details until September.
ECONOMIST: Tension in Xinjiang
For those responsible, for those whose goal is destruction purely for effect, death only as a message, for whom killing is a means of communication, I cannot promise we, or I, will give pardon.
NPR: Sergeant Sorts Through War's Chaos in Letter Home