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teletext

American

[tel-i-tekst] / ˈtɛl ɪˌtɛkst /

noun

Television.

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 British

/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /

noun

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

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teletext ² British

/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of teletext

tele- ¹ + text

Example Sentences

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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 Inc. is also experimenting with a teletext service for cable television.

From Time Magazine Archive

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