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Teleconference vs Telecommunications - What's the difference?

teleconference | telecommunications |

As nouns the difference between teleconference and telecommunications

is that teleconference is a telephone conference, an arranged phone call between more than two parties while telecommunications is the science and technology of communication at a distance, especially the electronic transmission of signals; telecommunication.

As a verb teleconference

is to take part in a teleconference.

teleconference

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A telephone conference, an arranged phone call between more than two parties.
  • :The four of us should have a teleconference next week.
  • More generally, the live exchange of information among persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system, over telephone, video or other means.
  • Verb

  • To take part in a teleconference.
  • I teleconferenced with marketing and engineering.

    telecommunications

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia telecommunications) (-)
  • the science and technology of communication at a distance, especially the electronic transmission of signals; telecommunication
  • the systems used in transmitting such signals
  • English plurals
  • Synonyms

    * telecom, telecoms

    Derived terms

    * telecommunications tower

    See also

    * transmitter, receiver * radio, telegraphy, telephony * cell phone, mobile phone, mobile telephone

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