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Wire⋅pho⋅to

[wahyuhr-foh-toh] plural -tos, verb, -toed, -to⋅ing.
1. Trademark.
a. a device for transmitting photographs over distances by wire.
b. a photograph so transmitted.
–verb (used with object)
2. (lowercase) to transmit (a photograph) by means of a Wirephoto.
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Wire·pho·to   (wīr'fō'tō)   
A trademark used for a photograph electrically transmitted over telephone wires.
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