Teletype

[ tel-i-tahyp ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of teletypewriter.

noun

1. (lowercase) a network of teletypewriters with their connecting lines, switchboards, etc.

verb (used with object)

, Tel·e·typed, Tel·e·typ·ing.

1. (lowercase) to send by Teletype.

verb (used without object)

, Tel·e·typed, Tel·e·typ·ing.

1. (lowercase) to operate a Teletype.

Teletype

/ ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a type of teleprinter
2. sometimes not capital a network of such devices, used for communicating messages, information, etc

verb

1. sometimes not capital to transmit (a message) by Teletype

Example Sentences

She chatted with the society editor and for a time watched the world news reports coming in on the noisy teletype machines.

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Although not as important today as it was before radio, telephone, and teletype became common, the telegraph is still in use.

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The flow of observations processed by The Brain and pouring back to Apperception 36 via teletype and visual screen was prodigious.

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The ASR-33 teletype has not performed well, but it has recently been improved.

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Many small computers use teletype machines as console typewriters.

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Related Words

• copy
• transcribe
• write