telecom
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm/
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telecomunicaciones
- But we are seeing smaller software companies and telecom companies that are increasingly successful.
- telecom services
- telecom companies
- a telecom operator
It's the same as telecom, It's the same as water services.
- It's the same as telecom, It's the same as water services.
- British Gas, British Coal, British Telecom, British Airways, you know, And so the word entrepreneur didn't really exist.
Examples
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The telecom sector has seen rapid growth due to the increase in demand for internet services.
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She was a VP at a telecom company, single, just bought an apartment on West 96th.
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How much money can you make from a telecom contract?
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Canada was not going to open telecom, so Mexico was not going to open up either.
Academic text (2000) -
Every day, new telecom technologies and products arrive in our labs from inside and outside the company.
Academic text (1995) -
China's Telecom companies wanna partner with other providers.
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The FCC opened an investigation, and it requested numerous internal documents from the telecom provider.
Academic text (2011) -
A telecom company.
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After a while, telecom companies stopped bothering to dismantle the old lines and simply ran new ones alongside.
Fiction book (1999) -
He was chief engineer for Aztec, a telecom company in Silicon Valley.
Synonyms
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1.7
A company that provides phone service to people
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1.2
A company that gives phone and internet services to homes and businesses
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5.9
A company that provides phone and internet services
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2.7
A way to let people talk to each other using phones when far apart
A set of electronic networks and devices that sends information over long distances like phones or the internet
A network that carries phone calls and internet data over long distances
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
Physical devices like phones, routers, and switches that send and receive messages
- Specialized
A network that carries phone calls and internet data over long distances
- Specialized
A building where companies keep phone and internet equipment and connect their networks
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
telecom = telecommunications (semi-transparent) = tele + com
The word is a clipping of 'telecommunications', so the meaning is closely related but the shortened form is not compositionally recoverable by a standard productive rule.
Etymology
The word telecom combines tele- meaning 'far' and the short form of communication, so it means 'communication over distance'. That's why telecom refers to companies or systems that provide phone, internet, or data services over long distances electronically.