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noun
Telecommunication or telecommunications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A telco (phone company) or telecom company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: telecommunication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medium
Narrower terms: telephone, telephony, telegraphy, wireless, broadcasting, multiplex
History
Clipping of telecommunications.
Abbreviation of telephone company.
