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teleconferencing

American  
[tel-i-kon-fer-uhn-sing, -fruhn-] / ˈtɛl ɪˌkɒn fər ən sɪŋ, -frən- /

noun

  1. the holding of teleconferences.


adjective

  1. pertaining to or suitable for holding such meetings.

Etymology

Origin of teleconferencing

First recorded in 1970–75; teleconference + -ing 1


Example Sentences

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“I was walking through the mess decks the other day and I could hear a baby crying because someone was teleconferencing with their infant that they haven’t even met yet,” Hill said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

The long fight for Bakhmut is backed by consumer tech — messaging apps, teleconferencing services, cloud-synced mapping software and drones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

But for me, it’s been an immense comfort to go into video chats knowing that a stuffy corporate teleconferencing utility that’s worth billions of dollars has inadvertently armed me with a superpower.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2022

In April, the White House said Musk was invited to a discussion about electric cars and charging stations and did make an appearance by teleconferencing.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2022

Some of the Indian accounting firms even go about marketing themselves to American firms through teleconferencing and skip the travel.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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