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teletype

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See also: télétype

English

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Etymology

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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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Noun

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teletype (plural teletypes)

  1. (historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
  2. (historical) The telegrams produced by this device.
  3. (historical) An early input/output device for mainframe computers.

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Verb

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teletype (third-person singular simple present teletypes, present participle teletyping, simple past and past participle teletyped)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a teletype.

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