telecommuting
    n 1: employment at home while communicating with the workplace
         by phone or fax or modem [syn: telecommuting,
         teleworking]

telecommuting

   The practice of working at home and communicating with your
   fellow workers through the phone, typically with a computer
   and modem.  Telecommuting saves the employee getting to and
   from work and saves the employer from supplying support
   services such as heating and cleaning, but it can also deprive
   the worker of social contact and support.

   (1995-01-05)