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teleconference

noun

  1. live exchange of information among several persons remote from one another
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləˌkɒnfəɹəns/

noun

Etymology: A contraction of telephone conference. By surface analysis, tele- + conference.

  1. A telephone conference, an arranged phone call between more than two parties.

    The four of us should have a teleconference next week.

  2. More generally, the live exchange of information among persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system, over telephone, video or other means.

verb

Etymology: A contraction of telephone conference. By surface analysis, tele- + conference.

  1. To take part in a teleconference.

    I teleconferenced with marketing and engineering.

    Will demand be in the same form as pre-COVID? Some will argue that now people have learned to teleconference, the creative joy of home-based working won't be given up lightly. Newton developed his Laws while self-isolating from plague.