| 释义 |
teleport, n.2 Telecommunications.|ˈtɛlɪpɔːt|
Also Teleport.
[f. tele- 1 + port n.3]
A centre providing interconnection between different forms of telecommunications, spec. one which links satellites to ground-based communications.
Originally the name of one such centre in New York.
1980N.Y. Times 12 Oct. i. 56/2 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking into the possibility of establishing in the metropolitan area a major communications center, called a teleport, that would help businesses exchange information all over the world by satellites. 1983Computerworld O A 20 Apr. 6/4 Teleport, a $350 million satellite communications center and office park currently under construction on Staten Island. 1986What Video? Dec. 7/2 This signal then went..to the Telecom Tower in London, and from there on to BT's Teleport in Woolwich where signals are beamed up to a satellite in orbit. 1990Sunday Correspondent 22 Apr. 57/2 The Government is already keen to set up ‘teleports’ in development zones where telecoms infrastructure would be put in place nominally to attract business. |