teletype

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Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/

Definition of teletype

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.

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noun

(historical)A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
(historical)A telegram produced by this device.
(historical)An early input/output device for mainframe computers, resembling a typewriter.

verb

(ambitransitive)To use a teletype.

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Etymology

From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United States, chiefly understood as a genericization of the Morkrum or Teletype Corporation's branded teletype machines. Doublet of telotype.

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