telecom
English meaning: Telecom
Definition
Telecommunication or telecommunications.
Example
“She works as an engineer for a large telecom company.”
Another example: “Deregulation transformed the telecom market in the 1990s.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal shortening of 'telecommunication(s)', used as a noun and modifier for the industry and its companies ('telecom sector', 'telecom giant'). Common in business and news. Neutral to technical register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century abbreviation of 'telecommunication', from Greek 'tele-' (far) plus Latin 'communicatio'.
Synonyms
- telecommunications
- communications
Related Words
- italia
- landline
- gsm
- telecommunication
- telecommunications
- telephony
- broadband
- iptv
- lte
- regulator
Common Collocations
- telecom industry
- telecom company
- telecom sector
- telecom giant
- telecom provider
Word Forms
telecom (n); telecoms (pl); telecommunication (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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