teleprinter

[US]/'telɪprɪntə/
[UK]/ˈtɛləˌprɪntɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. teleprinter - a typewriter system that transmits text messages over telephone lines.
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Example Sentences

Telex, the short form of “Teleprinter/Teletypewriter Exchange”, refers to message sent or received through a teleprinter/teletypewriter over the telephone network.

Real-world Examples

We got our instructions over a teleprinter.

Source: 6 Minute English

One morning we had about 60 feet of teleprinter message to cut up and divide up and understand before we even get to work.

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Here's one of the Skylab astronauts, Ed Gibson, telling Lucy Burns, presenter of BBC World Service programme, Witness History, how they communicated with ground control: We got our instructions over a teleprinter.

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