Also called ra·di·o·tel·e·type·writ·er /ˌreɪdioʊˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtər, -ˈtɛlɪtaɪpˌraɪ-/Show Spelled[rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-]Show IPA.a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
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the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.