teletypewriter

[ tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp- ]

noun

1. 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. : TTY

teletypewriter

/ ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp-; ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə /

noun

1. a US name for teleprinter

Word History and Origins

Origin of teletypewriter¹

First recorded in 1900–05; tele- ¹ + typewriter