viewdata

[ vyoo-dey-tuh, -dat-uh, -dah-tuh ]

/ ˈvyuˌdeɪ tə, -ˌdæt ə, -ˌdɑ tə /

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noun

an interactive videotex service provided over a telephone line or television cable.

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Origin of viewdata

First recorded in 1970–75; view + data

Words nearby viewdata

vieux jeu, Vieuxtemps, view, viewable, view camera, viewdata, viewer, viewership, viewfinder, view halloa, view halloo

British Dictionary definitions for viewdata

Viewdata

/ (ˈvjuːˌdeɪtə) /

noun

trademark an interactive form of Videotex that sends information from a distant computer along telephone lines, enabling shopping, booking theatre and airline tickets, and banking transactions to be conducted from the home

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