different between telecommuter vs telecomputer

English

tele- +? commuter

telecommuter (plural telecommuters)

(computing) Someone who telecommutes, using a computer connected to an employer's network or via the Internet.

tele- +? computer

telecomputer (plural telecomputers)

(dated) A proposed device combining the functions of computer and television.
- 1980, Texas Monthly (volume 8, number 1, January 1980, page 64)
  If Adler has his way, the telecomputer will become an inescapable part of the life of every American. He envisions political campaigns waged with his machines […]
- 1990, George F. Gilder, Life after television
  […] the new technology of the telecomputer is unlikely to have an impact for a decade or two.

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