conferencing
Americannoun
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the holding of a series of meetings or conferences.
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participation in a conference that involves use of a particular electronic technology.
audio conferencing; computer conferencing.
Etymology
Origin of conferencing
First recorded in 1860–65; conference + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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You’ll have no trouble streaming 4K content, downloading large files or video conferencing on these connections.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025
The video conferencing company said it had 30% growth in its channel pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Neufeld is in the process of fine-tuning a Zoom-based edition of “Code Green,” hoping the video conferencing service could help expose it to nonstudents.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024
It lets me record calls by conferencing in a third-party number.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024
After sitting for an interview, Nilekani gave our TV crew a tour of Infosys’s global conferencing center—ground zero of the Indian outsourcing industry.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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