telecom

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/ˈtɛlə(ˌ)kɒm/

noun

Telecommunication or telecommunications.

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Meanings

telecom1

nountelecom (countable and uncountable, plural telecoms)

plural telecoms

  1. countableinformaluncountableTelecommunication or telecommunications.

    But when it comes to cyberindustry, China is moving at Net speed. Driven by soaring computer sales, rapid expansion of China's telecom networks, […]

    1999, Business Week
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    However, HS2 believes it could sell mobile and broadband providers access to spare capacity in the fibre-optic cabling and telecoms masts being built to support the railway's signalling and telecoms.

    2024 August 21, “Network News: HS2 to sell spare data capacity to improve rural broadband along the route”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 11

telecom2

nountelecom (plural telecoms)

plural telecoms

  1. informalA telco (phone company) or telecom company.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

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Origin

telecom · noun

Clipping of telecommunications.

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telecom · noun

Abbreviation of telephone company.

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APA

telecom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecom

MLA

“telecom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telecom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecom.

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