conferencing

noun

: the holding of conferences especially by means of an electronic communications system
computer conferencing

Examples of conferencing in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conferencing was in 1865

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“Conferencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conferencing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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