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.
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teletext
American
[tel-i-tekst]
/ ˈtɛl ɪˌtɛkst /
noun
Television.
Teletext
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British
/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /
noun
teletext
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British
/ ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst /
noun
Etymology
Origin of teletext
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
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
His speech is chatty and rich in preening stories about his humble career beginnings making dog kennels and competing with Teletext to set up a travel agency service.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2014
In 2010, news stories on a website are actually being optimised, and reorganised for Teletext.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2010
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