télématique

French

Etymology

Blend of télécommunication +‎ informatique

First coined by Simon Nora and Alain Minc in a 1978 report to the French government on the computerization of society, referring to the transfer of information over telecommunications.

Pronunciation

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Noun

télématique f (plural télématiques)

1. telematics

Adjective

télématique (plural télématiques)

1. telematic

Further reading

• “télématique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.