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Autocue

British  
/ ˈɔːtəʊˌkjuː /

noun

  1. US and Canadian name (trademark): Teleprompter. an electronic television prompting device whereby a prepared script, unseen by the audience, is enlarged line by line for the speaker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Autocue is the death of entertainment television," presenter Vernon Kay tells BBC News.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2021

The scripts on the Autocue, from which the presenter read, were held together by sticky tape which often peeled away.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2018

It's impossible to imagine the Stones reduced to playing a cheesy medley of Christmas songs, while squinting to read lyrics off an Autocue.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2012

Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Alexandra Stan Mr Saxobeat Horribly compelling, saxophone-parping Romanian house/disco sung by a woman who sounds as if she's reading the words from an Autocue.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2011

Even the Autocue seemed to be jammed at 70% speed.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2010

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