Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The science and technology of sending, receiving, and processing information via telecommunications.
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- noun The science of sending, receiving and storing information via telecommunication devices.
- noun The use of
Global Positioning System technology integrated with computers and mobile communications technology.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Regular readers of Consumer Reports will recognize the term telematics as meaning the combination of telecommunications and GPS technology.
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Regular readers of Consumer Reports will recognize the term telematics as meaning the combination of telecommunications and GPS technology.
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The devices, which are required by a growing number of subprime loan contracts, are the product of a revolution in telematics -- the blending of telecommunications and wireless technology.
Boing Boing 2009
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The word telematics is a blend of telecommunication and informatics, and the way it's being used here is to mean the way cars can communicate with the grid and the Internet.
Autoblog Green 2010
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It's the latest sign of auto makers racing to expand their offerings of interactive electronics, known as telematics, a field that has mainly been dominated by General Motors Corp. with its OnStar system.
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That's only one of the many ways your life is about to be changed through the development of what auto-industry techies call telematics -- a vast array of wireless connections between you, your car, computers, satellites and, yes, the inevitable Internet.
The Wired Road Ahead 2008
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LANE: The New York law (car honking), and threats of more legislation elsewhere have driven carmakers to invest in so-called telematics systems with built-in microphones and voice recognition systems.
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This technology, also known as telematics insurance, monitors a driver's behaviour by using data transmitted from a Smartbox, which is fitted to the policyholder's car, via satellite.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Kara Gammell 2011
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This technology, also known as telematics insurance, monitors a driver's behaviour by using data transmitted from a Smartbox, which is fitted to the policyholder's car, via satellite.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Kara Gammell 2011
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DALLAS - ATX, a leading provider of customized connected vehicle (also known as telematics) services to global automobile manufacturers, announced today its new mobile emergency management platform integrating its location-specific, emergency notification of vehicle emergencies to emergency responders with emergency towing, roadside assistance and auto insurance notification services provided by its corporate parent, Cross Country Automotive
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