video-conferencing

Online face-to-face calls

Video-conferencing is real-time communication between people in different locations using video and audio transmitted over the internet.

What once required expensive specialized equipment now happens routinely on laptops and phones: We'll handle the interview by video-conferencing.

The practice became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing in-person meetings for work, school, and social gatherings.

technology

Zoom

Video call platform

platform · software · app · camera · microphone · headset · webcam · bandwidth · latency · connection

remote-work

telecommuting

Employment from afar

collaboration · check-in

education

e-learning

Internet-delivered instruction

MOOC · proctoring

meeting

call

Contact by phone

attendee · mute · unmute · invite · agenda · recording · playback · chat · reactions · hand-raise

etiquette

muting

Suppressing sound output

interruption · on-camera

Opposites
physical presence

video-conferencingface-to-face meeting

face-to-face · physical presence

communication modality

video-conferencingletter writing

Composing written messages

snail mail · telegram · email · voicemail · correspondence

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G