videoconferencing

noun

vid·​eo·​con·​fer·​enc·​ing ˌvi-dē-ō-ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)-siŋ How to pronounce videoconferencing (audio)
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: the holding of a conference among people at remote locations by means of transmitted audio and video signals
videoconference noun

Examples of videoconferencing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other companies, like Boeing and 3M, are hoping to sell their leadership retreats, preferring instead to host training over videoconferencing software or at external hotels. Alan Murray, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024 The original concept for the robot was a device that could navigate entirely on its own without human intervention — like the car — and serve as a videoconferencing tool. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for videoconferencing 

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of videoconferencing was in 1967

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“Videoconferencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videoconferencing. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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