In a wireless network many hosts or nodes are sharing a common medium.

Computer games are an increasingly common medium for sequels to films.

The technology is adopted worldwide as a common medium for electronic documents.

The reason is that the virus almost certainly came from the woman's blood, a common medium of infection, and not her saliva.

Until around 1820 copper plates were the common medium used for engraving.

They had a common medium of communication, but with Pond that medium did not exist.

The common medium used for heat distribution is water, but steam is also used.

His most common medium was oil on canvas.

This can be likened to what happens at a dinner party, where all the guests talk to each other through a common medium (the air).

If all three systems cannot directly reach the unit, it is possible to combine signals and transport them over a common medium.