telecommuting

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting] Origin

tel·e·com·mut·ing

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting]
noun
working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.

Origin:
1970–75; telecommute + -ing1

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telecommuting has a plethora of syllables.
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tel·e·com·mute

[tel-i-kuh-myoot]
verb (used without object), tel·e·com·mut·ed, tel·e·com·mut·ing.
to engage in telecommuting.

Origin:
1970–75; tele-1 + commute

tel·e·com·mut·er, noun
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telecommuting (ˈtɛlɪkəˌmjuːtɪŋ)
 
n
another name for teleworking
 
'telecommuter
 
n

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Word Origin & History

telecommuting
by 1975, as a hypothetical workplace set-up, see tele- + commute. Said to have been coined by Jack Niles of USC. Related: telecommute.
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telecommuting definition


The practice of working at home and communicating with your fellow workers through the phone, typically with a computer and modem. Telecommuting saves the employee getting to and from work and saves the employer from supplying support services such as heating and cleaning, but it can also deprive the worker of social contact and support.
(1995-01-05)

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