Teletypesetter
[ tel-i-tahyp-set-er, tel-i-tahyp- ]
/ ˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌsɛt ər, ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp- /
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Trademark.
a brand name for an apparatus, actuated by punched paper tape, that fits over the keyboard of a slugcasting machine, as the Linotype, for operating it automatically. Abbreviation: TTS
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OTHER WORDS FROM Teletypesetter
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British Dictionary definitions for Teletypesetter
Teletypesetter
/ (ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌsɛtə, ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp-) /
noun
trademark printing a keyboard device whose output can either be punched tape, which can be used directly to operate a line-casting machine, or be transmitted by cable or wire to operate such a machine indirectly
Derived forms of Teletypesetter
teletypesetting, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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