telecommuting

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English

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Etymology

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From tele- +‎ commuting.

Noun

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telecommuting (uncountable)

  1. The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.
    Synonyms: working from home, teleworking, cybercommuting
    Hyponyms: working from home, WFH
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Earth Codex entry:
      The homeworld and capital of humanity is entering a new golden age. The resource wealth of a dozen settled colonies and a hundred industrial outposts flows back to Earth, fueling great works of industry, commerce, and art. The great cities are greening as arcology skyscrapers and telecommuting allow more efficient use of land.

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Verb

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telecommuting

  1. present participle and gerund of telecommute
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