telecom
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See also: télécom
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of telecommunications.
Noun
telecom (countable and uncountable, plural telecoms)
- (informal) Telecommunication or telecommunications.
- 1999, Business Week:
- But when it comes to cyberindustry, China is moving at Net speed. Driven by soaring computer sales, rapid expansion of China's telecom networks, […]
- 2024 August 21, “Network News: HS2 to sell spare data capacity to improve rural broadband along the route”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 11:
- 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.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of telephone company.
Noun
telecom (plural telecoms)
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