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

Example Sentences

France meanwhile ordered its 2.5 million civil servants to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with Visio, a domestically built videoconference platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Regan’s plea agreement, filed on Friday, stated that after the Journal’s first article came out, he “held a videoconference with Yield salespeople” to dismiss concerns that “the product was too good to be true.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

On Tuesday, during a videoconference with reporters, Snead was asked about the secondary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

During a videoconference with reporters on Tuesday, Snead said the trade market this time of year is “probably more intense than at the trade deadline.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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