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telecom

[ tel-i-kom ]

/ ˈtɛl ɪˌkɒm /

noun Informal.

telecommunications.

Origin of telecom

by shortening

Words nearby telecom

teleboides, telecamera, telecanthus, telecast, telecine, telecom, telecommunicate, telecommunication, telecommunications, telecommute, telecommuting

Example sentences from the Web for telecom

That requires investments, in schools and in infrastructure of both the physical and telecom varieties.

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A look at what to expect in telecom and computing for the coming year.

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The deal would allow Chinese telecom giant Huawei to help build a broadband network for South Korea.

Red Flag Raised on Chinese Telecom Deal |Eli Lake |December 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Carsten Schloter, chief executive officer of Swiss telecom giant Swisscom AG, was found dead in his Freiburg home Tuesday morning.

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Sunrise charged that Swisscom fixed Internet cable prices too high for telecom rivals to reasonably afford to use them.

Swisscom Head Schloter Dies in Rare CEO Suicide |Filipa Ioannou |July 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"First, let's see what you can get on the telecom," said Docchi.

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The procession from the ship halted in front of the telecom unit.

Accidental Flight |Floyd L. Wallace
He stopped at the telecom panel and methodically kicked it apart.

Accidental Flight |Floyd L. Wallace
Meanwhile he flipped on the telecom and searched the rocket dome.

Accidental Flight |Floyd L. Wallace
In late April, the Albanian telecom switched off the roaming facility of cell phones in Albania.

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British Dictionary definitions for telecom

telecom

telecoms (ˈtɛlɪˌkɒmz)

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm) /

noun

(functioning as singular) short for telecommunications