tele typing

Tel·e·type

[tel-i-tahyp] noun, verb, Tel·e·typed, Tel·e·typ·ing.
1.
Trademark. a brand of teletypewriter.
noun
2.
( lowercase ) a network of teletypewriters with their connecting lines, switchboards, etc.
verb (used with object)
3.
( lowercase ) to send by Teletype.
verb (used without object)
4.
( lowercase ) to operate a Teletype.
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Teletype (ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  trademark a type of teleprinter
2.  (sometimes not capital) a network of such devices, used for communicating messages, information, etc
 
vb
3.  (sometimes not capital) to transmit (a message) by Teletype

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teletype
1904, trademark for a communications system of typewriters connected electronically, short for teletypewriter (1904), a form of telegraph in which the receiver prints messages like a typewriter, from tele- + typewriter.
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