Teletype
ɪˌtaɪp1.
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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| —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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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Teletype definition
hardware, product(tty) A trademark for a hard-copy teletypewriter produced by Teletype Corporation.
(2000-04-02)
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