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teletypewriter
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tel·e·type·writ·er  (tl-tprtr)
n. Abbr. TTY or TT
An electromechanical typewriter that either transmits or receives messages coded in electrical signals carried by telegraph or telephone wires.

teletypewriter [ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp-]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a US name for teleprinter
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Noun1.teletypewriter - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriterteletypewriter - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer - a printer that prints a single character at a time
Translations
teletypewriter
n (US) → Fernschreiber m


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Peavey therefore installed communicating teletypewriters at elevators and transmitted market quotations and other data to these units via a private-line teletype network.
 
 
 
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