telemático

telematic

adjective teh-leh-MAH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Blend of Greek tele- (far) + informatique (French for computing), coined in a 1978 French government report.

Also means

online, remote

Usage Note

Telemático refers to the combined use of telecommunications and computing — think remote data transmission, electronic administration, or online services. In Spanish bureaucratic and journalistic language it often contrasts with presencial ('in-person'), as in trámite telemático ('online procedure') versus trámite presencial. The noun form is telemática.

Examples

"El trámite se puede hacer de forma telemática."

Natural Translation

The procedure can be done online.

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