teletext

[ tel-i-tekst ]

noun

, Television.

1. 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

¹

/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /

noun

1. a form of Videotex in which information is broadcast by a television station and received on an adapted television set

Teletext

²

/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /

noun

1. (in Britain, formerly) the ITV teletext service See Ceefax

Word History and Origins

Origin of teletext¹

tele- ¹ + text