teleconferencing

noun tele·con·fer·enc·ing \ˈte-li-ˌkän-f(ə-)rən(t)-siŋ, -fərn(t)-\

: the use of telephones and video equipment to have a meeting with people who are in different places

Full Definition of TELECONFERENCING

: the holding of a conference among people remote from one another by means of telecommunication devices (as telephones or computer terminals)

— tele·con·fer·ence \-f(ə-)rən(t)s, -fərn(t)s\ noun

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