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telestation

noun

A remote facility that sends telemetry or other data to a central facility

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Meanings

nountelestation (plural telestations)

plural telestations

rareA remote facility that sends telemetry or other data to a central facility
From the ward, the nurses communicate with the HIS through a telestation.
1992, Rudi van de Velde, Hospital information systems: the next generation
2 more examples
With the assistance of the Greenland Technical Organisation's telestations, snow samples were collected from various localities in Greenland […]
1968, Danish Atomic Energy Commission, Annual report
It is planning to use the rainfall data obtained from these telestations […]
1995, Franklin Y. Cheng, Urban disaster mitigation: the role of engineering and technology

Origin

From tele- + station.

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APA

telestation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telestation

MLA

“telestation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telestation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telestation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telestation.

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