teletype

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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) The telegrams produced by this device.
3. (historical) An early input/output device for mainframe computers.

Verb

To use a teletype.

Sinonieme

teleprinter

teletypewriter

telex

typewriter

teletyper

TTY

TT

electric typewriter

Vertalings

Fernschreiber

teletipo

telescrivente

téléscripteur

teletipo

fernschreiben

teletip

télétype

τηλεσκοπία

τηλέτυπο

telex

Fernschreibmaschine

Telex

Drucker

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.