telex (redirected from telexing)

tel·ex  (tlks)

n.

1. A communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals.

2. A message sent or received by such a system.

tr.v. tel·exed, tel·ex·ing, tel·ex·es

To send (a message) by telex.

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[tel(etypewriter) + ex(change).]

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telex [ˈtɛlɛks]

n

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an international telegraph service in which teleprinters are rented out to subscribers for the purpose of direct communication

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a teleprinter used in such a service

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a message transmitted or received by telex

vb

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to transmit (a message) to (a person, office, etc.) by telex

[from tel(eprinter) ex(change)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	telex - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter teleprinter, teletype machine, teletypewriter, telex machine character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer - a printer that prints a single character at a time
Verb	1.	telex - communicate by telex; "We telexed the information to our sister company" telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail

Translations

telex [ˈteleks]

A. N (gen) → télex m inv

B. VT & VI → enviar un télex(a)

telex [ˈtɛlɛks]

n

(= system) → télex m

(= machine) → télex m

(= message) → télex m

vt

[+ message] → envoyer par télex

[+ person, organization] → envoyer un télex à

vi → envoyer un télex

telex

n → Telex nt; (= message also) → Fernschreiben nt

vt message → telexen, per Telex mitteilen; person → ein Telex schicken (+dat)

telex [ˈtɛlɛks]

1. n → telex m inv

2. vi → mandare un telex

3. vt (message) → trasmettere per telex
to telex sb (about sth) → informare qn via telex (di qc)