Skype
proper noun
- peer-to-peer video calling software
verb
- to make a video call with the Skype software client
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /skaɪp/
name
Etymology: From Sky peer-to-peer, which was then abbreviated to Skyper. However, some of the domain names associated with Skyper were already taken. Dropping the final r left the current title Skype, for which domain names were available.
- A telecommunications application by Skype Technologies.
verb
Etymology: From Skype.
- To make (a telephone call) using Skype software.
- To send (a message or file) with Skype.
- To contact (a person) via Skype.
“I'll skype you tomorrow. We can skype for a couple of hours.”
“While spatial mobility does cause discontinuity in social relationships and result in losing the support system from their home country (Rangaswamy 2000), yet the social ties of our participants have not dissolved as they have been able to maintain supportive networks in India through physical visits, e-mails, ‘skypeing’ to contacts in foreign places.”