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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Computing that utilises a large network such that distant users can communicate with each other (especially prior to the Internet). uncountable

   "But there is a lighter side to telecomputing — multiple-player telegaming."

Example

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"But there is a lighter side to telecomputing — multiple-player telegaming."

Etymology

From tele- + computing.

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