Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telecomputer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-com-put-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed device combining the functions of a computer and a television, telegraph, telephone, teleporter or telecommunicator.

Dated

noun

A computer that can be controlled remotely; a telecomputing system.

Example Sentences

"If Adler has his way, the telecomputer will become an inescapable part of the life of every American. He envisions political campaigns waged with his machines[…]"
"Like the rulers of radio in 1950, all the entrenched interests are declaring that the new technology of the telecomputer is unlikely to have an impact for a decade or two."
"For Gilder, the new piece of furniture that will free Joe Briefcase from passive dependence on his furniture will be “the telecomputer, a personal computer adapted for video processing and connected by fiberoptic threads to other telecomputers around the world.”"
"Great talent is available to conceive and design self-education telecomputer programs: expert programmers, technicians, movie and television directors[…]"

Etymology

From tele- + computer.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

telecomputers (plural)

Synonyms

teleputer

Questions

What does telecomputer mean?: A proposed device combining the functions of a computer and a television, telegraph, telephone, teleporter or telecommunicator.
Where does telecomputer come from?: From tele- + computer.

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