telecommunication

noun

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

: communication at a distance (as by telephone)

: technology that deals with telecommunication

—usually used in plural

Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is the lifeline of our internet and telecommunications services, ensuring our video calls are crystal clear and our streaming is buffer-free. —

Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024 And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered. —

Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024 Janelle Thrower, 39, was indicted July 2 on counts including theft, unauthorized use of a computer, tampering with records and telecommunications fraud, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court records show. —

Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024 Is it considered a telecommunications or information service? —

Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for telecommunication

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Word History

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First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of telecommunication was in 1932

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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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