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telecomputing

telecomputing

6.3
The use of computers and networks to get and share data from far away
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪkəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : telecomputación
  • With telecomputing, users can easily access and exchange data from remote locations around the world.

Examples

  • Many businesses are adopting telecomputing systems to enhance remote collaboration and efficiency among employees.

  • The fast-growing Freenet system is part of an organization called the National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free public access to the Internet.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The rise of telecomputing technology has transformed how people work and communicate over long distances.

Synonyms

remote-access data processing
vstelecomputing
  • Specialized
5.8

Handling information in different places linked by a network

includes remote exchange and access as well as processing tasks
teleprocessing
vstelecomputing
  • Archaic
8.6

A system that processes information in different offices connected by phone or internet

is broader, also covering remote access and data exchange beyond processing

How Remote

telecomputing
  • Specialized
6.3
remote terminal
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Surface Forms

telecomputing singular
telecomputings plural

Morphology

telecomputing = computing (transparent) = tele + compute + ing

The noun is transparently built from tele- plus computing, with the distance meaning contributed by tele-.

Etymology

Telecomputing comes from tele- meaning 'far' and computing from computer meaning 'to calculate'. So the word refers to the use of computers and networks to access, process, or exchange data from a distance.