telotype

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telotype

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A sumpsimus variation of teletype using the less common Ancient Greek form telo- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type.

noun telotypes

obsolete Synonym of teletype: a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols; the telegrams produced by this device.
Similar: teletype

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@misc{telotype_2026,
  title = {telotype},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telotype},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}