teletype
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teletype
- /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/ US, UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun teletypes
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A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
Similar: p, r, i, n, t, g, e, l, a, h, teleprinter, teletyper
- A telegram produced by this device.
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An early input/output device for mainframe computers, resembling a typewriter.
Similar: TTY
verb teletypes · teletyping · teletyped
- To use a teletype.
Translations
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noun automatically translated electric telegraph
| Español | teletipo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 텔레타이프 telletaipeu, 전신타자기 jeonsintajagi |
| 日本語 | テレタイプ teretaipu, テレタイプライター teretaipuraitā |
| 中文 | 電傳打字機 /电传打字机 diànchuán-dǎzìjī, 電傳 /电传 diànchuán |
| हिन्दी | टेलिटाइप ṭeliṭāip |
| Português | teletipo |
| Français | télétype, téléscripteur, téléimprimeur |
| Deutsch | Fernschreiber |
| Italiano | telescrivente |
| Ελληνικά | τηλέτυπο tilétypo |
| Română | teleimprimator, teletip |
| Русский | телета́йп teletájp, дальнопи́сец dalʹnopísec |
| Tiếng Việt | tê-lê-tip, têlêtip |
| العربية | مُبْرِقَةٌ كَاتِبَة mubriqatun kātiba |
| עברית | טֶלֶפְּרִינְטֶר teleprínter |
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title = {teletype},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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