telecommuting
[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting]
- working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
Origin of telecommuting
telecommute
[tel-i-kuh-myoot]
- to engage in telecommuting.
Origin of telecommute
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Examples from the Web for telecommuting
Contemporary Examples
You can see this thrust in the current telecommuting debate at Yahoo.
What I expect Yahoo to learn is that telecommuting is not the problem—it is a solution.
Historical Examples
Telecommuting is an extension of the previous pattern of work.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Telecommuting is a timid beginning and a pale image of what such strategies might be.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
telecommuting
- another name for teleworking
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Word Origin and History for telecommuting
n.
by 1975, as a hypothetical workplace set-up; verbal noun from telecommute. Said to have been coined by Jack Niles of USC.
telecommute
v.
by 1974 (as a hypothetical experience), from tele- + commute. Related: Telecommuted. Cf. telecommuting.
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