telecommunication

noun

tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən

: communication at a distance (as by telephone)

: technology that deals with telecommunication

—usually used in plural

Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence

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The satellite internet service that Starlink provides would be crucial for Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, but concerns about Musk’s ties with Beijing led the island’s main telecommunications company, Chunghwa, to sign a deal last year with a British-European company instead. —

Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 The telecommunications company’s quarterly revenue came out at $13.80 billion, also higher than expectations of $13.66 billion. —

Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 In addition to keeping close watch on the apparel and textiles industries, Fallon reported on telecommunications, supermarkets, the arts, the British royal family, the growth of the European Union, counterfeiting, data security and more. —

Evan Clark, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 Thousands of Verizon users were impacted by a nationwide telecommunication outage on Monday. —

Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telecommunication

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of telecommunication was in 1932

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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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