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telecomputer

telecomputer noun: a proposed device combining the functions of a computer and a television, telegraph, telephone, teleporter or telecommunicator.

Noun

telecomputer (plural telecomputers)

  1. (dated) A proposed device combining the functions of a computer and a television, telegraph, telephone, teleporter or telecommunicator.
    • If Adler has his way, the telecomputer will become an inescapable part of the life of every American. He envisions political campaigns waged with his machines[…]1980 January 1, Texas Monthly, volume 8, number 1, page 64
    • Like the rulers of radio in 1950, all the entrenched interests are declaring that the new technology of the telecomputer is unlikely to have an impact for a decade or two.1990, George F. Gilder, Life After Television, pages 36–37
  2. A computer that can be controlled remotely; a telecomputing system.

Synonyms of telecomputer

Forms of telecomputer

pluraltelecomputers

Origin of telecomputer

From tele- + computer.

Questions about telecomputer

What does telecomputer mean?
Telecomputer means a proposed device combining the functions of a computer and a television, telegraph, telephone, teleporter or telecommunicator.
What part of speech is telecomputer?
Telecomputer is a noun.
What is the plural of telecomputer?
The plural of telecomputer is telecomputers.

Words near telecomputer in the dictionary

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

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