Skype
Internet calling service
Skype is a software application for video and voice calls over the internet.
Launched in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft in 2011, it became synonymous with video calling: Let's Skype later, I Skyped with my parents.
The verb form treats it like a generic term for video chat, though competing platforms have largely displaced it.
Computer-mounted video capture device
- video-chatLive audiovisual remote conversation
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- callContact by phone
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
meeting · webinar · remote · virtual · high-definition · mute · unmute · record
Formal request document
- MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- updateNew version or information
- installPut into service
login · username · password · interface · user-friendly · compatibility · version · desktop
Informal verbal exchange
- emoticonDigital mood symbol
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- textWritten or printed words
Calls over broadband
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
- connectionA joining or relation
Wi-Fi · signal · broadband · lag · buffer · ping · troubleshoot · reconnect
Concerning relations among countries
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- overseasIn foreign countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
webcam
Computer-mounted video capture device
- video-chatLive audiovisual remote conversation
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- callContact by phone
conference · meeting · webinar · remote · virtual · high-definition · mute · unmute · record · presentation
application
Formal request document
- MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- updateNew version or information
install · login · username · password · interface · user-friendly · compatibility · version · desktop · account
chat
Informal verbal exchange
- emoticonDigital mood symbol
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
text · notification · status · contact · block · archive · history
VoIP
Calls over broadband
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- latencyDelay in system response
connection · Wi-Fi · signal · broadband · lag · buffer · ping · troubleshoot · reconnect
international
Concerning relations among countries
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- overseasIn foreign countries
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
expatriate · time-zone · worldwide · credits · landline · mobile
- digital communicationemail, internet, chat, texting, messaging
- MicrosoftWindows, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Vista
- Communication AppsZoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, FaceTime, WhatsApp
- messaging methodstext messaging, SMS, email, instant messaging, WhatsApp
- remote workremote work, telework, remote job, telecommuting, remote worker
- Tech PlatformsGoogle, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple
Skypelandline
Stationary wired telephone
PSTN · rotary phone · telephone · telegraph · pay phone
Skypeface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
in-person · letter · handwritten note · silence · radio silence
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
- sky bluePale atmospheric hue
- in the skyOverhead expanse location
- clear skyAtmosphere without clouds
- sky highExtremely high up
- the sky is the limitNo upper bound exists