Skype

[ skahyp ]

/ skaɪp /

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Trademark.

a brand name for a software application and online service that enables voice and video phone calls over the internet.

verb (used with or without object)

to participate in a real-time conversation with (one or more people) using Skype.

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Origin of Skype

First recorded in 2000–05; short for “Sky peer-to-peer”

Words nearby Skype

skyline, skylounge, skyman, sky marker, sky marshal, Skype, skyphos, sky pilot, skyrocket, Skyros, skysail

How to use Skype in a sentence

Some of the affected platforms include Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Skype, and Zoom.
Uganda has blocked social media indefinitely as diplomatic tensions spike with US|Stephen Kafeero|January 19, 2021|Quartz
In fact, the app’s Open Whisper Signal protocol is also embedded within the code of competitors such as Telegram, Viber, and Skype.
6 secure alternatives to WhatsApp|Sandra Gutierrez G.|January 18, 2021|Popular-Science
A major chunk simply just considering using other platforms like Signal, Telegram, Skype, and Zoom in conjunction with WhatsApp.
Most Indians won’t fully quit WhatsApp despite the privacy concerns|Ananya Bhattacharya|January 14, 2021|Quartz
UBS had up to three million calls on communication service Skype a week and at one point a 70% increase in customer engagement onboarding through its mobile app.
Digital acceleration in the time of coronavirus: Europe|Martha Leibs|December 15, 2020|MIT Technology Review

That’s the conclusion of an annual survey of the state of Europe’s technology market from Atomico, the venture capital firm started by billionaire Niklas Zennström, a cofounder of Skype.
2020 was a banner year for European tech investment. Not even a pandemic could slow it down|Jeremy Kahn|December 8, 2020|Fortune
There are also drones which vacuum the wireless spectrum, picking up tweets, emails, and Skype chats.
Hamas Has Already Won Its Rocket War With Israel|Eli Lake|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I shifted in my seat, thankful that the camera was not turned on for our Skype chat across the pond.
Who’s That ‘Bum’ Girl? The Brit Telling Americans How To Wipe Their Asses|Sara Lieberman|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
LeGrand went on to write two books, become a motivational speaker, and finish his Rutgers degree via Skype.
My Commencement Speech to Rutgers’ Geniuses: Go Forth and Fail|P. J. O’Rourke|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes the rockets find their way into my home via a Skype or telephone connection.
Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins|Nick Willard|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those include giving paid private Skype shows sold over Twitter, escorting, and more.
The Banks’ War on Porn Stars|Richard Abowitz, Marlow Stern|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST