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I'm not a telecommunications professional, but I play one on TV. The
book "Wired Style, Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age"
(frighteningly chic itself, and printed on chartreuse paper) defines
telecom thus:
Short for telecommunications. Never plural (*not* telecoms).
Forget world peace.
Visualize using your turn signal.
Bumper S. Ticker
Michael Johnson wrote:
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> Season's Greetings from Utah!
>
>
Also, would somebody who works in the
> telecommunications field kindly explain what the telecommunications
> "professionals" mean when they say the word "telecom". Although the word is
> frighteningly chic, I'll bet it has as many meanings as users.
>
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Jo Baer
Senior Technical Writer
TCF Financial Corporation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Forget world peace.
Visualize using your turn signal.
