teletype
A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than…A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
(historical)A telegram produced by this device.
(historical)An early input/output device for mainframe computers, resembling a typewriter.
Fernschreiber
телета́йпteletájp, дальнопи́сецdalʹnopísec
телета́йпteletájp
Translations
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Origin
From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United StaFrom tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United States, chiefly understood as a genericization of the Morkrum or Teletype Corporation's branded teletype machines. Doublet of telotype.
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