"telecom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛlə(ˌ)kɒm/ Forms: telecoms [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of telecommunications. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|telecommunications}} Clipping 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

IPA: /ˈtɛlə(ˌ)kɒm/ Forms: telecoms [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of telephone company. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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