"telecom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: telecoms [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of telecommunications. Etymology templates: {{abbreviation of|en|telecommunications}} Abbreviation of telecommunications. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} telecom (countable and uncountable, plural telecoms)
  1. (informal) Telecommunication or telecommunications. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-telecom-en-noun-8P-c6rde
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: telecoms [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of telephone company. Etymology templates: {{abbreviation of|en|telephone company}} Abbreviation of telephone company. Head templates: {{en-noun}} telecom (plural telecoms)
  1. (informal) A telco (phone company) or telecom company. Tags: informal Related terms: telcom
    Sense id: en-telecom-en-noun-6T4d-kTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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