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teletypewriter
[ tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp- ]
/ ˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp- /
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noun
a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. Abbreviation: TTY
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Origin of teletypewriter
First recorded in 1900–05; tele-1 + typewriter
Words nearby teletypewriter
teletherapy, telethermometer, telethon, Teletype, Teletypesetter, teletypewriter, teletypist, teleutospore, televangelist, teleview, televise
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