intercom
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tərˌkɒm noun Informal.
1.
an intercommunication system.
2.
a microphone or receiver of an intercommunication system.
Origin:
1935–40; by shortening
1935–40; by shortening
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| —n | |
| informal an internal telephone system for communicating within a building, an aircraft, etc | |
| [C20: short for intercommunication] | |
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Word Origin & History
intercom
1940, colloquial shortening of intercommunication, which is attested from 1911 in ref. to systems of linked telephones.
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INTERCOM definition
languageThe assembly language for the G-15.
Versions: INTERCOM 101, INTERCOM 1000.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
(1997-07-23)
Example sentences
Visitors will stop at the intercom and ring the call box stating they are at the facility for visitation.
He pressed the intercom button, but there was no response.
His station was announced over the intercom, and the train slowed with a lurch of brakes.
At this time, he applied emergency braking and contacted the conductor via the intercom of the derailment.
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