conference vs teleconferencing

teleconferencing vs conference

conference and teleconferencing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conference	Yes	No	No	No
teleconferencing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, teleconferencing is a hyponym of conference; that is, teleconferencing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conference:

conference: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
teleconferencing: a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

Other hyponyms of conference include bull session, colloquy, consultation, audience, consultation, interview, huddle, powwow, news conference, press conference, pretrial, pretrial conference, round-table conference, round table, roundtable, session, teach-in, teleconference.

conference (noun)	teleconferencing (noun)
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic	a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

Difference between conference and teleconferencing

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