Teletype

[ tel-i-tahyp ]

/ ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp /

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Trademark.

a brand of teletypewriter.

noun

(lowercase) a network of teletypewriters with their connecting lines, switchboards, etc.

verb (used with object), Tel·e·typed, Tel·e·typ·ing.

(lowercase) to send by Teletype.

verb (used without object), Tel·e·typed, Tel·e·typ·ing.

(lowercase) to operate a Teletype.

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Words nearby Teletype

teletext, teletheater, teletherapy, telethermometer, telethon, Teletype, Teletypesetter, teletypewriter, teletypist, teleutospore, televangelist

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How to use Teletype in a sentence

She chatted with the society editor and for a time watched the world news reports coming in on the noisy teletype machines.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
Although not as important today as it was before radio, telephone, and teletype became common, the telegraph is still in use.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist|Eric B. Wilson
The flow of observations processed by The Brain and pouring back to Apperception 36 via teletype and visual screen was prodigious.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
The ASR-33 teletype has not performed well, but it has recently been improved.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.

Many small computers use teletype machines as console typewriters.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.

British Dictionary definitions for Teletype

Teletype

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp) /

noun

trademark a type of teleprinter

(sometimes not capital) a network of such devices, used for communicating messages, information, etc

verb

(sometimes not capital) to transmit (a message) by Teletype

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