teletype

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Synonyms: telotype, melotype, truetype, teletyped, teletypes, filetype

Antonyms: telotype, melotype, truetype, teletyped, teletypes, filetype

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[telegraph]] that [[automatically]] [[print]]s [[transmit]]ted [[message]]s in [[letter]]s [[rather than]] [[Morse code]] or other [[symbol]]s, typically resembling a [[typewriter]] in [[appearance]].
2. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[telegram]] [[produce]]d by this [[device]].
3. {{lb|en|historical}} An [[early]] [[input/output]] [[device]] for [[mainframe]] [[computer]]s, resembling a [[typewriter]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[use]] a [[#Noun|teletype]].

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