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See also: vidéophone
English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]videophone (plural videophones)
- A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.
- Synonyms: (science fiction) vidphone, viewphone, picturephone, visionphone
- Coordinate terms: (mobile phone) photophone, smartphone, feature phone, beeper, pager, email appliance
- Coordinate terms: (landline phone) videotext terminal, fax machine, internet appliance
- (dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.
- Coordinate terms: smartphone, featurephone, cameraphone, photophone
Translations
[edit]type of telephone
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