Teletext

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC. Ireland, UK, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Teletext. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "Touch-tone teletext provides many of the services of viewdata and teletext at the low cost intended for teletext alone."

Example

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"Touch-tone teletext provides many of the services of viewdata and teletext at the low cost intended for teletext alone."

Etymology

From tele- + text.

Related phrases

television set

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