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to teletype

to teletype

9.5
To send a typed message that is printed far away
  • verb
  • /ˈtɛləˌtaɪp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : teletipiar
  • In the past, journalists would teletype their articles to the newspaper office after finishing their reports.

Examples

  • During the war, soldiers often had to teletype urgent communications to headquarters for timely updates.

  • Most of these had been teletyped in from army intercept stations that monitored the commercial radio circuits used by the Japanese Foreign Ministry for most of its messages.

    Academic text (1991)

  • I remember when I can the young news today, I remember we had to teletype each other and let them know about the discoveries that we made.

  • She learned how to teletype messages quickly so she could keep up with the fast-paced news environment.

Synonyms

to send
vsto teletype
602 3.2

Show a program to many people on radio or television

sends individual typed messages to a specific recipient rather than broadcasting
to fax
vsto teletype
148 2.8

To send a document over a phone line so it prints at the other end

sends typed text messages rather than scanned documents or images
to wire
vsto teletype
  • Archaic
48 7.8

To send a short message by telegram or cable

relies on a remote typing machine to produce the outgoing message
to telegraph
vsto teletype
  • Archaic
5 6.4

To send a message over long wires using electric signals

sends messages by typing them on a remote mechanical machine
to telegram
vsto teletype
  • Archaic
1 5.1

To send a message by telegraph

uses a typed input device rather than simple transmitted written text
to telecommunicate
vsto teletype
1 5.6

Use phone, email or video to talk to someone far away

is a specific method that types and sends messages via a machine
to telefax
vsto teletype
  • Archaic
1 7.7

To send a document or picture by a fax machine

focuses on sending typed text from a mechanical typing device
to txt
vsto teletype
  • Texting
6.2

To send a short written message to someone's phone

uses a dedicated typing machine rather than a mobile messaging system

Compounds

teletype machine
  • Archaic
1 8.8

A machine that types and prints messages sent over telegraph lines

Surface Forms

teletype infinitive
teletyped past
teletyped past participle
teletyping present participle
teletypes third person singular

Etymology

To teletype is to send a message by a teletype machine. The tele- part means 'far' and type is like typewriter, so to teletype is to 'type' words to someone far away.