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telephony

[ tuh-lef-uh-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the construction or operation of telephones or telephonic systems.
a system of telecommunications in which telephonic equipment is employed in the transmission of speech or other sound between points, with or without the use of wires.

telephony

/ tɪˈlɛfənɪ /

First recorded in 1825–35; telephone + -y ³

Sometimes known as telephony metadata, this information is comprised of the time, duration and number dialed of a phone number.

It's telephony's biggest "killer app" since Skype or even voice-over-IP.

After all, we buy an iPhone, not a software-enabled telephony device.

In connection with telephony he invented a multitude of improvements, some of which are still in universal use.

Telephony, it is clear, both from one's own experience and from reading the letters in the papers, is not yet an exact science.

This was at a time before Sir Oliver Lodge had established wireless telephony between heaven and earth.

It is written in a most clear and careful style and aims to give a complete review of the subject of telephony.

None of your wireless telephony and wireless telegraphy for me.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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