telefuture

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ future.

Noun

telefuture (plural telefutures)

1. (rare) A possible future arising from the use of telecommunications technology.
   • 1977, Conference Proceedings on Communications, page 6:

     Because of the great uncertainty in future penetration of new services such as video-telephone and Cable TV, the penetrations varied between telefutures by in some cases as much as 100:1. The representative territories were then planned up to 2006, in accordance with each technological strategy, and each telefuture.

   • 2017, International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities:

     […] telepractice initiatives are often cheaper for disability providers to perform, save parents in travel time and money, and retain the personal element featured in all good therapy. Although explicitly focused on ASD, Casale and colleagues' chapter points the way to a future (a “telefuture”?) that may indeed fully include children and families—as well as the professionals who serve them—in the latest interventions and treatment approaches.

Related terms

• cyberfuture