telco

English

Etymology

Diachronically, from tel +‎ Co., from the collocation of Tel. Co. as seen, for example, in Bell Tel. Co. or the names of countless local telephone exchange companies (e.g., Savannah Valley Tel. Co., Mutual Tel. Co., Tarrytown Tel. Co.), by abbreviation in the late 19th through mid-20th centuries; synchronically also a clipped compound as tel(ephone) +‎ co(mpany).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛlˌkəʊ/

Noun

telco (plural telcos)

  1. (informal) A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a telecom.
    Hyponym: cellco
    Meronyms: netco, servco

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