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Ceefax

British  
/ ˈsiːˌfæks /

noun

  1. the BBC teletext service, switched off in October 2012

"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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Because of the limited amount of text that a domestic TV could display, Ceefax news editors would pare a story down to its absolute essentials.

From Forbes ● Jan. 26, 2015

Another big change - one that has come and gone - was the advent of Ceefax, effectively the first rolling news.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2014

Until then early morning viewers to BBC1 had to make do with test card or – if they were lucky – pages from Ceefax.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2013

The technology it used, videotex, was nothing new - Britain already had Ceefax, the U.S.

From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2012

Details are available from the , or telephone hotline: 08457 440088, on Ceefax 169 and BBC News Online.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2010

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