telephony
noun
te·le·pho·ny
tə-ˈle-fə-nē 
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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For commercial buildings, a special box can be installed in their telephony room that uses a digital IP signal to power their phone, elevator, alarm and security systems.
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Timor Brik, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Hold the Line As telephony developed, so did a workforce of switchboard operators—all women—who were ultimately rendered obsolete by technological progress.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Hawkins had reconsidered his work on the Palm VII and believed that the next step should actually be full telephony, but the large incumbent wireless carriers had little interest in working with a new company.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Monitor the behavior of initial adopters to understand the implications on face-to-face, telephony and online channels.
—Dax Grant, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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Timor Brik, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Hold the Line As telephony developed, so did a workforce of switchboard operators—all women—who were ultimately rendered obsolete by technological progress.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Hawkins had reconsidered his work on the Palm VII and believed that the next step should actually be full telephony, but the large incumbent wireless carriers had little interest in working with a new company.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Monitor the behavior of initial adopters to understand the implications on face-to-face, telephony and online channels.
—Dax Grant, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for telephony
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“Telephony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephony. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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