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teletypewriter
[ tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp- ]
noun
- a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. : TTY
teletypewriter
/ ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp-; ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of teletypewriter1
First recorded in 1900–05; tele- 1 + typewriter
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