the use of remote computer terminals connected to a central computer to process data
teleprocessing in American English
(ˈtɛləˈprɑsɛsɪŋ)
noun
data processing with computer terminals, over communication lines
teleprocessing in American English
(ˈteləˌprɑsesɪŋ, -əsɪŋ, esp Brit -ˌprousesɪŋ, -ˌprousəsɪŋ)
noun
Computing
computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems
Also: telecomputing
Word origin
[1960–65; tele-1 + processing]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bicycle kick, deinstitutionalize, parvovirus, pop art, proxemicstele- is a combining form meaning “distant,” esp. “transmission over a distance,” usedin the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix tele- include: teleconference, telemeter, telemotor, teletext, teletypewriter