Definitions
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- verb transitive, computing To make a
telephone call using Skype software. - verb transitive, computing To send a file with Skype.
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Examples
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What I still miss in skype is the ability to selectively hide my online status to some contacts.
Skype 4.1 Beta Adds Screen Sharing And Other New Features | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Wednesday, April 1 2009 skype is the awsome tach … love it …
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Tuesday, March 24 2009 revenue must not be confused with margin. long-distance margins are eroding (and already quite thin) and skype is no different from the lot when it comes to margin.
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I would like to add to the discussion the fact that skype is totaly insecure with closed source code.
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Wednesday, April 1 2009 yes after the mobile substrate fix through cydia, skype is running very smooth on my phone … ..
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Phone numbers dialed in skype call history do not resolve against the iphone contact list.
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There is no wasted time and the service is extremely stable. to the previous commenter I would recommend he forgets the free conference facility in skype and uses the professional one offered by hi-def which has the added advantage of allowing any skype user to call into the system from any location in the world free of charge or of using a regular phone to connect.
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Wish i could audition but dont have a decent mic and have no clue what skype is … Fill me in and send me a mic and im yours.!
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Building the best podcast for gamers and need your help 2007
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His username on skype is ro_core if you would be interested in conversing with him via that medium.
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Anyone who wants to speak to me via skype is most welcome, my user name there is 'ro_core'.
jconway commented on the word skype
" So somewhere a few years ago, the creators of SKYPE, needed to come up with a name for their service. One of the names they came up with was "Sky peer-to-peer", which got soon shortened to "Skyper". But as happens in the Internet world, some of the domain names associated with "skyper" were already taken, so they thought what the heck, let's just drop the "r" and make it "Skype". It sounded good and the domains were available."
Initially the name didn't make sense to many people. (Probably still doesn't.) They go "Skype, what is that? A bird? Or a disease?" But after people learn about what Skype can do for them, the name seems to kind of work."
July 5, 2009