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teletyped

teletyped

8.6
Made or printed by a machine that sent typed messages over wires
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪpt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : teletipado
  • The teletyped message was delivered to the newsroom within minutes.

Examples

  • He kept a stack of old teletyped reports in his office for reference.

  • A faded teletyped letter revealed details about the company's early days.

  • The report was teletyped to the main office.

  • He received a teletyped message yesterday.

  • The report was quickly teletyped and delivered to the newsroom.

  • He received a teletyped instruction on how to fix the machine.

  • The teletyped news updates kept everyone informed during the event.

How Produced

printer
80 1.0
teletyped
  • Archaic
8.6
handwritten
18 2.8

Surface Forms

teletyped positive

Morphology

teletyped = teletype (transparent) = teletype + ed

Regular adjective/past-participle formation from the noun 'teletype' meaning 'produced or transmitted by a teletype machine', which is directly inferred from the base.

Etymology

Teletyped comes from the parts tele- meaning 'far' and type meaning 'print' or 'letters', like in telephone and typewriter. So a teletyped message is one printed or sent by a teletype machine that sent text over a distance.