| 释义 |
telecon U.S. Mil.|ˈtɛlɪkɒn|
[f. teletype s.v. tele- + conference n.: see next.]
1. A device of the U.S. army which sends teletype messages over long distances by means of radio or underwater cable and which typically displays them on a screen; a conference held by this means.
1950N.Y. Times 2 July 8e/1 This was the ‘telecon’ room, equipped with machines that enable officers in Washington to confer with headquarters overseas... The telecon, essentially, is just a teletype machine, but it has certain modifications which make it especially useful for military communications. 1951Sun (Baltimore) 31 Oct. (B ed.) 7/2 Gen. Douglas MacArthur participated in four history-making telecons. 1969D. Acheson Present at Creation (1970) xliv. 412 A telecon is a secure device by which a typewriter operated at one end records both there and through a similar machine at the other end.
2. [orig. trans. from sense 1; later re-formed as shortening of next.] A long-distance conference held by means of teletype or telephone.
1951Sun (Baltimore) 31 Oct. (B ed.) 7/2 The generals like to impress each other with ‘sorry, can't see you then, have a telecon with Washington at that time’. 1981Aviation Week & Space Technol. 15 June 128/3 Reference our telecon regarding the operation of company flights to Antarctica and return nonstop. 1982Legal Times 10 May 14/2 A client..may yelp about a ‘six-minute telecon’ on his bill that costs $10. |