What does "teleprinter" mean?

Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.

What is a synonym for "teleprinter"?

Common synonyms include: code, electricity, key, machine, news ticker, receiver.

noun

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Noun

1
Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols. historical
"Particulars of trains are advised from Willesden Telegraph Office by teleprinter, supplemented as necessary by telephone from Euston Arrival Box."
2
a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter wordnet

"Particulars of trains are advised from Willesden Telegraph Office by teleprinter, supplemented as necessary by telephone from Euston Arrival Box."

From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + printer.