Teletype
//ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance. historical
- 2 A telegram produced by this device. historical
- 3 An early input/output device for mainframe computers, resembling a typewriter. historical
Verb
- 1 To use a teletype. ambitransitive
Etymology
From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United States, chiefly understood as a genericization of the Morkrum or Teletype Corporation's branded teletype machines. Doublet of telotype.
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