(DIS.tuns wurk)
n.
Office work performed at a remote location.
Example Citation:
In order to overcome obstacles and thrive in a distance work arrangement, telecommuters must be able to direct and discipline their own performance and manage their time well.
— Victor Y. Haines III et al., "Environmental and person antecedents of telecommuting outcomes," Journal of End User Computer, July 2002
Earliest Citation:
With distance learning, distance medicine and distance work, we could liberate rural America in a way which would raise the quality of life, increase the take-home pay, and raise the range of choices for people in an explosion of new opportunities.
— Newt Gingrich, "REMARKS BY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE NEWT GINGRICH BEFORE THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION'S RESIDENTS' CLUB HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, WASHINGTON D.C.," Federal News Service, November 15, 1994
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New words. 2013.