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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The video conferencing company said it had 30% growth in its channel pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
We connect via video conferencing software, her location in the U.S. a secret, and Mariya appears in her anime form, her silver-white hair occasionally obscuring her welcoming oval eyes, which blink often as she speaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
Sharoudi became friends with Hush, who was telecommunications manager at NHS Lothian and then NHS Scotland video conferencing manager.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
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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