teletypewriter
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪpˌraɪtər/
- Archaic
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teletipo
- Without taking his eyes from the teletypewriter printout he was reading, Himmler reached for the box and depressed the lever that allowed his secretary, Frau Gertrud Hassler, to communicate.
Examples
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(TELETYPEWRITER CLATTERS)
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To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, go online to SaferProducts.gov, call CPSC's Hotline at 800.638.2772, or teletypewriter at 301.595.7054 for the hearing and speech impaired.
Blog text (26) -
Teletypewriter and mail survey options were available for DHH parents.
Academic text (2015) -
That program used Model 33 teletypewriters, headphones, and an early application of digitized audio to teach beginning reading.
Academic text (2018) -
(TELETYPEWRITER CLATTERS)
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(TELETYPEWRITER CLATTERS)
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She took a moment to type her message on the teletypewriter before sending it off.
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The teletypewriter allowed miles of communication by printing messages sent over the telephone line.
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During the demonstration, the instructor showed how to use the teletypewriter to print out a message instantly.
Synonyms
4
9.3
A machine that types and sends written messages to distant places
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8.8
A machine like a typewriter that sends and prints messages over wires
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9.8
An old machine that types and sends messages over wires
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8.8
A machine that types and prints messages sent over telegraph lines
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9.6
A machine like a typewriter that sends typed messages over wires
Surface Forms
Morphology
teletypewriter = typewriter (transparent) = tele + type + write + er
The word is transparently formed from tele- plus typewriter, so the meaning 'a remote typewriter-like device' is directly recoverable.
Etymology
Teletypewriter comes from tele- ('far') and typewriter, so it is like a typewriter that prints messages sent from far away over wires or phone lines.