videocall

Screen-based live conversation

A videocall is a phone call that includes live video of the participants, conducted through a computer, smartphone, or dedicated device.

The word functions as both noun and verb: We had a videocall with the London office, I'll videocall you tomorrow.

Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.

conferencing

webinar

Internet-hosted interactive presentation

workshop · panel · keynote · breakout · session · Q&A · agenda · moderator · screen share · host

interaction

face-to-face

Direct personal encounter

gestures · expression · rapport · engagement · presence · dialogue · reaction · nodding · waving · thumbs up

connectivity

bandwidth

Data transmission capacity

  • latencyDelay in system response
  • lagPeriod of falling behind
  • Wi-FiWireless network standard

signal · buffering · connection · frozen · pixelated · audio sync · choppy · reconnecting · stable · ethernet

interface

microphone

Audio input device

speaker view · gallery view · blur background · virtual background · screen share · chat · raise hand · reactions · filters · settings

remote

telecommute

Work away from office

flexible hours · digital nomad · asynchronous · distributed team · remote team · check-in · standup · one-on-one · collaboration · coworking

Opposites
communication modality

videocallphone call

Remote voice conversation

voice call · audio call · text message · email · letter

Family

call, video, recall, vision, visual, videos, vocation, videotape, webcast

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G