Viewdata

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An information retrieval service of the 1970s and 1980s permitting subscribers to access a remote database and receive requested data on a video display. attributive, often, uncountable, usually

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

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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 view + data.

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information retrieval

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