"working from home" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} working from home (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. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: telecommuting, teleworking, cybercommuting, WFH
    Sense id: en-working_from_home-en-noun-MPoTxmrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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