telewriter

British

/ ˈtɛlɪˌraɪtə /

noun

a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting by converting the manually controlled movements of a pen into signals that, after transmission, control the movements of a similar pen

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"For the first time message-rate telewriter service will be permitted over telephone lines on a local and long-range basis."

From Time Magazine Archive

She slid a form into her telewriter, shifted it twice as Trigger deposited thumbprint and signature and drew it out.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.

This apparatus, at first called the telautograph, but now known as the telewriter, it will be more convenient to refer to later.

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She half turned, swung a telewriter forward and snapped it into her ComWeb.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.

She made them out a check and gave it the Ruya Farn signature via telewriter.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.

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