Meaning & use

teleconference

noun·Academic

A meeting held between people in different locations using telephone or video technology.

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We held a teleconference with the Tokyo office to finalize the contract.

The doctors joined a teleconference to discuss the patient's unusual case.

A note on using this word

Often shortened to "conference call" in everyday office speech, especially for audio-only meetings.

Words with a similar meaning

video call

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