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News ticker

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.

    "Supplementing the quotation tickers are the news tickers. These operate on the same principle as the former, but print current news having stock market value on a band of paper about six inches wide."

  2. 2
    Any device for displaying incoming news stories.

    "My new cell phone has a news ticker feature."

  3. 3
    A line of text that moves across the lower part of a television screen or monitor, showing the latest news.

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