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telecommuting

UK/ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ//ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/

telecommuting noun: the practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc. Also the present participle and gerund of telecommute.

Noun

telecommuting (uncountable)

  1. The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.
    • The homeworld and capital of humanity is entering a new golden age. The resource wealth of a dozen settled colonies and a hundred industrial outposts flows back to Earth, fueling great works of industry, commerce, and art. The great cities are greening as arcology skyscrapers and telecommuting...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Earth Codex entry

Also used as

telecommuting is also the present participle and gerund of telecommute.

telecommuting meaning in Bengali, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

telecommuting in Bengali

practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
বাড়ি থেকে কাজ baṛi theke kaj

telecommuting in Arabic

practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
عَمَل عَنْ بُعْدٍ ʕamal ʕan buʕdin, عَمَل مِنَ الْمَنْزِل ʕamal mina l-manzil

telecommuting in Malay

practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
kerja jarak jauh

telecommuting in Indonesian

practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
kerja jarak jauh

Synonyms of telecommuting

Origin of telecommuting

From tele- + commuting.

Questions about telecommuting

What does telecommuting mean?
Telecommuting means the practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.
What is telecommuting in Bengali?
Telecommuting in Bengali is বাড়ি থেকে কাজ (baṛi theke kaj). See Telecommuting meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is telecommuting?
Telecommuting is a noun.
How do you pronounce telecommuting?
Telecommuting is pronounced /ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near telecommuting in the dictionary

  1. telecommute
  2. telecommuted
  3. telecommuter
  4. telecommuters
  5. telecommutes
  6. telecommuting
  7. telecomputer
  8. telecomputers
  9. telecomputing
  10. telecoms
  11. telecon

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