telecomputing

[ tel-i-kuhm-pyoo-ting ]

noun

, Computers.

1. teleprocessing.

Other Words From

• tele·com·puter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecomputing¹

First recorded in 1980–85; tele- ¹ + computing

Example Sentences

He founded software company TeleComputing Inc during the dot-com boom, helped take it public on the Oslo stock exchange, then left in 2002 after the tech bubble burst.

From Reuters

West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing director Dan O’Hanlon says the goal is to determine the viability of using unused broadcasting frequencies to provide Internet access to a larger community.

From Washington Times

Created by William von Meister, 37, chairman of Telecomputing Corp. of America, the new data bank is a pool of information from more than 2,000 programs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anyone and everyone is welcome to join and take part in the exciting project—-that of a National Telecomputing Public Network, where everyone benefits.

From Project Gutenberg