telesoftware
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The broadcasting of software for home computers via Teletext, viewdata systems, etc.
Dated; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "This was the culmination of four years experimental work to examine the technical and educational viability of a telesoftware service […]"
- "Of particular appeal is the telesoftware facility which gives subscribers access to hundreds of individual computer programmes and videogames […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English software English telesoftware From tele- + software.