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teletypewriter

tel·e·type·writ·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp-]
    • /ˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp-/
    • /ˈtel.ɪˌprɪn.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp-]
    • /ˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp-/

Definitions of teletypewriter word

  • noun teletypewriter a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. Abbreviation: TTY. 1
  • noun teletypewriter a form of telegraph in which the receiver prints messages typed on the keyboard (like that of a typewriter) of the transmitter: the striking of the keys produces electrical impulses that activate the corresponding keys on the receiver 0
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Origin of teletypewriter

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; tele-1 + typewriter

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Parts of speech for Teletypewriter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Teletypewriter

teletypewriter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

teletypewriter usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with teletypewriter

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Related words

  • newswire

    a service transmitted especially by teletypewriter and providing late-breaking news stories, stock-market results, or other up-to-the-minute information: We took the story off the newswires.

  • telex

    (sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.

  • answerback

    a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.

  • radioteletype

    Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.

  • teleprinter

    a teletypewriter.

  • teletype

    (lowercase) a network of teletypewriters with their connecting lines, switchboards, etc.
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