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I understand that they both mean to transmit or communicate, but I am having a
hard time understanding how they are used. I have seen them both used, for
example, on cellphones.

> メッセージを送信【そうしん】 in one messaging app
>
> メッセージを通信【つうしん】 in another messaging app

Is there a difference in the feeling, or is one more "correct"? Can they be
used in different contexts, instead of only being used in the same way?
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word-choice nuances
Difference between 送信【そうしん】 and 通信【つうしん】
送信 means outbound communication, 受信 means inbound communication, and 通信 means
communication in general. We also have a word 送受信, which explicitly refers to
communication in both directions.

So メッセージを送信 only means _sending_ a message. メッセージを通信 means both _sending_ and
_receiving_ messages.
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