teletype

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To use a teletype.

Synonyms

teleprinter

teletypewriter

telex

typewriter

teletyper

TTY

TT

electric typewriter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/

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.