videoconference

[ vid-ee-oh-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns ]

/ ˈvɪd i oʊˌkɒn fər əns, -frəns /

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noun

a type of teleconference conducted among more than two participants who transmit and receive both audio and video data via computer, smartphone, etc.

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Origin of videoconference

First recorded in 1970–75; video + conference

Making sure everyone’s face can be seen in the videoconference is a daily struggle.
Amazon’s new rotating, follow-you camera is useful — and invasive|Geoffrey Fowler|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Many of the 704 members of the EU Parliament remain in their home countries, logging into meetings on videoconference platforms.
France’s Macron tests positive, and now Europe is scrambling to put the lid on a potential COVID cluster|Vivienne Walt|December 17, 2020|Fortune
They all have videoconferences that are pretty easy to join, work pretty well, and are pretty secure.
The pandemic was great for Zoom. What happens when there’s a vaccine?|Rani Molla|December 4, 2020|Vox
In every state except Hawaii and Nebraska, they are now either allowed, required, or encouraged to be conducted by videoconference or phone dial-in.
Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis|Eileen Guo|December 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review

If any wants to hold a videoconference, the requesting party must set up the call with their own account.
Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis|Eileen Guo|December 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Days later, we found ourselves in a surreal argument via videoconference with the minister of justice in Scotland.
My Family's Lockerbie Rage|Brian Flynn|August 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST