telesoftware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English software English telesoftware From tele- + software.
Meanings
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(dated, uncountable) The broadcasting of software for home computers via Teletext, viewdata systems, etc.
This was the culmination of four years experimental work to examine the technical and educational viability of a telesoftware service […]
1984, “Digest of Technical Papers”, in IEEE:Of particular appeal is the telesoftware facility which gives subscribers access to hundreds of individual computer programmes and videogames […]
1984, Timothy Hollins, Beyond Broadcasting: Into the Cable Age: