teletypewriter

English

noun
Definitions
  • An electromechanical communications device consisting of a typewriter keyboard and printer together with a punched paper tape reader/writer and connection to a modem so that information may be sent and received over a telephone system.

Etymology

Prefix from English typewriter.

Origin

English

typewriter

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