video telephony

or vid·e·o·te·leph·o·ny

[ vid-ee-oh tuh-lef-uh-nee ]

noun

1. a system of telecommunications in which computers and peripheral devices, smartphones, televisions, etc., are employed in the transmission of audio and video signals, allowing two or more people to participate in a real-time conversation from different locations, as in a videoconference or video call.

Word History and Origins

Origin of video telephony¹

First recorded in 1965–70; video ( def ) + telephony ( def )