teletext
noun
a system that allows viewers having television sets with special decoders to receive signals that display printed information as well as graphics on their screens.
teletext
American
[tel-i-tekst]
/ ˈtɛl ɪˌtɛkst /
noun
Television.
Teletext
1
British
/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /
noun
teletext
2
British
/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /
noun
Etymology
Origin of teletext
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Pryor was also one of the paper’s first journalists to produce work through an early form of digital journalism called teletext, said Joe Saltzman, a longtime friend and a USC journalism professor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
You had the papers, teletext, radio and the news bulletins.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2020
When live TV matches were still a rarity, people would follow a game on teletext services Ceefax and Oracle.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2015
Manager Peter Taylor watched it confirmed on teletext as their rivals faltered.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2013
Time's teletext will be the official information service for the heads of government at this week's economic summit in Williamsburg, Va. Big Bird in China, NBC, May 29, 7 p.m.
From Time Magazine Archive
He doubted it would attract any newspaper coverage but hoped his win would garner attention "online and on Teletext".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
"I lived in Uganda for the first five years of my life and my brothers made me pick a football team from Teletext," he explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022
The best way to follow scores on a Saturday was by firing up Ceefax or Teletext on your TV.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
But that was because I could watch them on Teletext once a day and marvel at the scores, rather than watch every delivery and fail to find something to say about them.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2016
At the same time, there was a story on Teletext which said Wycombe had four forwards injured and it seemed people put two and two together and got five.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2013
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