videoconference

American  

[vid-ee-oh-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌkɒn fər əns, -frəns /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of videoconference

First recorded in 1970–75; video + conference

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Example Sentences

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videoconference

Talarico pointed out that he had participated in campaign events via videoconference while suffering from the flu and also attended a concert in Dallas during the time in question.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In Russia, officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade were grousing on a videoconference call earlier this year about their reliance on Chinese drone components when an unexpected voice joined in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Speaking by videoconference to a gathering of pro-government Iranian students in London in 2012, Rezaei was asked how Iran would respond if it was attacked by Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The videoconference set for Tuesday will be a chance to draw "lessons" from the Ceuta episode, von der Leyen said, warning the challenges of illegal immigration require "a common European response, united action and solidarity".

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

What was unusual, though, was that Portman sealed the deal via a videoconference with Maqbool Bin Ali Sultan, Oman’s minister of commerce and industry, who participated virtually from Muscat, the country’s capital.

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

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