telecommunication

noun

tele·​com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: communication at a distance (as by telephone)

2

: technology that deals with telecommunication

—usually used in plural

Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The location inside Fuerte Tiuna — Venezuela’s most important military base — was strategic, allowing operators to monitor generals and maintain direct access to key telecommunications nodes connecting the presidential palace with military installations nationwide. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

Researchers in Berlin have teleported quantum data across a 19-mile loop of commercial fiber in one of the most advanced quantum networking tests on regular telecommunications infrastructure. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026

The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, which regulates telecommunications, only signed the memorandum in December 2025. —Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026

Software did indeed eat retail (Amazon), video (Netflix), music (Spotify), and telecommunications (Skype) just as Andreessen predicted, but the market got a $1 trillion shock in February because something was eating software itself. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for telecommunication

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization