voip

voip — noun

1. a way of making telephone calls by sending speech as digital data over the inter

1.名詞B2
釋義

a way of making telephone calls by sending speech as digital data over the internet, instead of using a traditional telephone network

例句

Camille calls her family in France using VoIP; it is cheaper than a regular line.

uncountable noun as direct object

The company switched to VoIP last year, so employees can take calls from home.

noun modifier pattern: VoIP + noun (system)

同義詞
  • internet telephony

    more formal and technical; often used in business or academic contexts

  • IP telephony

    a technical synonym that emphasises the Internet Protocol aspect

用法筆記

VoIP is uncountable, so it does not take an article ('a VoIP') or a plural form. Frequently used as a modifier: a VoIP call, a VoIP provider.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a VoIP for my office.
✅I switched to VoIP for my office.
💡VoIP is uncountable and does not take an article.
❌The VOIP connection is unstable.
✅The VoIP connection is unstable.
💡The standard spelling uses a capital V followed by lowercase oIP.

2. the complete name that the abbreviation VoIP represents, describing how voice da

2.名詞B2
釋義

the complete name that the abbreviation VoIP represents, describing how voice data is transmitted through internet technology instead of over traditional phone circuits

例句

The technician explained that VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol.

pattern: stands for + expansion

On the job application, Owen wrote he had experience with VoIP — Voice over Internet Protocol.

用法筆記

This sense is only used when explaining or defining what the letters in VoIP mean — not for describing how the technology works.