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telecomputer, n.|ˈtɛlɪkəmˌpjuːtə(r)|
Also tele-computer.
[f. tele- 1 + computer n.]
A computer with the ability to make use of telecommunications.
The form Tele-Computer is proprietary in the U.S.
1975Economist 4 Jan. 35/1 Unless the telecomputer age again temporarily makes the Chinese quality of entrepreneurship much more important than the Japanese qualities of leadership and management. 1979Amer. Banker 7 Dec. 71/3 Banc-by-Phone Corp. of Northfield, Ill., which recently introduced a new ‘tele-computer’ for this purpose. 1985Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 19 Mar. tm600/1 Tele-Computer... For Computer Hardware... For Rental and Lease of Computer Hardware... First use Jul. 7, 1982. 1985N.Y. Times 26 Mar. d4/2 The Compaq Computer Corporation..announced a new series..of telecomputers that combine the capabilities of advanced telecommunications and desktop computers.
Hence ˈtelecomˌputing n., the use of computers and telecommunications in combination; usu. attrib.
1982Byte Mar. 240 (caption) This low-cost modem for Commodore's VIC-20 home computer takes a modular plug from a telephone handset and plugs directly into VIC-20's telecomputing slot. 1985Electronics Week 27 May 72/1 MyDesk version 3.0 transforms an IBM Personal Computer or compatible computer into a telecomputing work station. |