telecommuting

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting]

noun

working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.

Origin of telecommuting

First recorded in 1970–75; telecommute + -ing¹

telecommute

[tel-i-kuh-myoot]

verb (used without object), tel·e·com·mut·ed, tel·e·com·mut·ing.

to engage in telecommuting.

Origin of telecommute

First recorded in 1970–75; tele-¹ + commute

Related formstel·e·com·mut·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for telecommuting

Contemporary Examples of telecommuting

You can see this thrust in the current telecommuting debate at Yahoo.
You Can’t ‘Have It All’ & More of Feminism’s Outdated Phrases
Ellen Galinsky
March 28, 2013
What I expect Yahoo to learn is that telecommuting is not the problem—it is a solution.
Yahoo Has It Backward: Why Working Remotely Is Better for Everyone
Ellen Galinsky
February 26, 2013

Historical Examples of telecommuting

Telecommuting is an extension of the previous pattern of work.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Telecommuting is a timid beginning and a pale image of what such strategies might be.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for telecommuting

telecommuting

noun

another name for teleworking

Derived Formstelecommuter, noun

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Word Origin and History for telecommuting

by 1975, as a hypothetical workplace set-up; verbal noun from telecommute. Said to have been coined by Jack Niles of USC.

telecommute

by 1974 (as a hypothetical experience), from tele- + commute. Related: Telecommuted. Cf. telecommuting.