Telefuture
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A possible future arising from the use of telecommunications technology. rare
"Because of the great uncertainty in future penetration of new services such as video-telephone and Cable TV, the penetrations varied between telefutures by in some cases as much as 100:1. The representative territories were then planned up to 2006, in accordance with each technological strategy, and each telefuture."
Example
More examples"Because of the great uncertainty in future penetration of new services such as video-telephone and Cable TV, the penetrations varied between telefutures by in some cases as much as 100:1. The representative territories were then planned up to 2006, in accordance with each technological strategy, and each telefuture."
Etymology
From tele- + future.
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