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teletype en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United States, chiefly understood as a genericization of the Morkrum or Teletype Corporation's branded teletype machines. Doublet of telotype.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
  2. (historical) A telegram produced by this device.
  3. (historical) An early input/output device for mainframe computers, resembling a typewriter.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
teletypes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

teletypic · teletypist · radioteletype · glass teletype

Synonyms

p (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · y (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · telotype (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · telex (telegram produced by such a telegraph) · i (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · teletypewriter (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · a (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · teletyper (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · o (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · TTY (mainframe I/O device) · c (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · h (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · t (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · x (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · l (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · d (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · k (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · r (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · n (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · telecryptograph (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · telotype (telegram produced by such a telegraph) · teleprinter (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · telegram (telegram produced by such a telegraph) · g (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · w (telegraph that prints messages in letters) · e (telegraph that prints messages in letters)

Translations (73)

tr teleprinter (automatically translated electric telegraph) · lt teletaipas (automatically translated electric telegraph) · uk телета́йп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · lv teletaips (automatically translated electric telegraph) · el τηλέτυπο (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sl teleprinter (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ru дальнопи́сец (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sv teleprinter (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ja テレタイプ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · de Fernschreiber (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ja テレタイプライター (automatically translated electric telegraph) · bn টেলিটাইপ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · km ទូរពុម្ព (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ko 텔레타이프 (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sk ďalekopis (automatically translated electric telegraph) · fr téléscripteur (automatically translated electric telegraph) · hi टेलिटाइप (automatically translated electric telegraph) · fr téléimprimeur (automatically translated electric telegraph) · it telescrivente (automatically translated electric telegraph) · et teletaip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · be тэлета́йп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · eo teletajpilo (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ga teiliprintéir (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ga teileachló (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sv fjärrskrivmaskin (automatically translated electric telegraph) · pl dalekopis (automatically translated electric telegraph) · nb fjernskriver (automatically translated electric telegraph) · cmn 電傳打字機 /电传打字机 (automatically translated electric telegraph) · pt teletipo (automatically translated electric telegraph) · he טֶלֶפְּרִינְטֶר (automatically translated electric telegraph) · id teletip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · hy տելետայպ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ug تېلېتايپ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · hu távgépiró (automatically translated electric telegraph) · tg телетайп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · nl teleprinter (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ka ტელეტაიპი (automatically translated electric telegraph) · fr télétype (automatically translated electric telegraph) · fi kaukokirjoitin (automatically translated electric telegraph) · fa-ira تِلِهتایپ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · az teletayp (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ar مُبْرِقَةٌ كَاتِبَة (automatically translated electric telegraph) · uz teletayp (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ko 전신타자기 (automatically translated electric telegraph) · lo ໂທລະພິມ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sq teletip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · bg телета́йп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ro teletip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · th โทรพิมพ์ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · is fjarritari (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ur ٹیلی ٹائِپ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · my တယ်လီတိုက် (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sh teleprìnter (automatically translated electric telegraph) · fa-ira تِلِهپِرینْتِر (automatically translated electric telegraph) · tk teletaýp (automatically translated electric telegraph) · hy հեռատիպ (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ky телетайп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · id teleprinter (automatically translated electric telegraph) · sh телепрѝнтер (automatically translated electric telegraph) · vi tê-lê-tip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · es teletipo (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ro teleimprimator (automatically translated electric telegraph) · cmn 電傳 /电传 (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ru телета́йп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · ms teletaip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · kk телетайп (automatically translated electric telegraph) · eu teletipo (automatically translated electric telegraph) · da fjernskriver (automatically translated electric telegraph) · mk телепри́нтер (automatically translated electric telegraph) · cs dálnopis (automatically translated electric telegraph) · bg телепри́нтер (automatically translated electric telegraph) · vi têlêtip (automatically translated electric telegraph) · mn телетайп (automatically translated electric telegraph)

wikipedia: Teletype Corporation

teletype en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United States, chiefly understood as a genericization of the Morkrum or Teletype Corporation's branded teletype machines. Doublet of telotype.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To use a teletype.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
teletyping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
teletyped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
teletyped Tense=Past lexicographic
teletypes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

wikipedia: Teletype Corporation