telephony

noun

te·​le·​pho·​ny tə-ˈle-fə-nē How to pronounce telephony (audio)
 also  ˈte-lə-ˌfō-
: the use or operation of an apparatus (such as a telephone) for transmission of sounds as electrical signals between widely removed points

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From there, Huawei expanded into selling and manufacturing the guts of telephony. Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020 At the start of the twentieth century, the government granted AT&T a monopoly on long-distance telephony in return for universal service, which helped make voice communication ubiquitous. William H. Janeway, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2013 For instance, smartphones emerged from the intersection of telephony, computing and photography. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Compared with VoIP services that prioritize basic business telephony, Zoho Voice has far more of the features that a whole tech support department might need. John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telephony 

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telephony was in 1877

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“Telephony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephony. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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