videoconferencing

noun

vid·​eo·​con·​fer·​enc·​ing ˌvi-dē-ō-ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)-siŋ How to pronounce videoconferencing (audio)
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: the holding of a conference among people at remote locations by means of transmitted audio and video signals
videoconference noun

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Memberships also include a free how-to library, videoconferencing tools, online shopping guides, and a downloadable tablet comparison sheet. Lawrence Forbes, WIRED, 21 Sep. 2024 That practice can be particularly hard to carry out over Amazon’s videoconferencing software, called Chime, Garman said. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024 While remote work has become popular and, with it, videoconferencing meetings, even traditional in-person teams can suffer from meeting fatigue. Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Zoom, the pandemic-era videoconferencing darling that remains a household name, conducts a quarterly check-in among each member of its workforce, Saxon said. Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for videoconferencing 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of videoconferencing was in 1967

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“Videoconferencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videoconferencing. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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