teleprinter

[ tel-uh-prin-ter ]

noun

1. a teletypewriter.

teleprinter

/ ˈtɛlɪˌprɪntə /

noun

1. a telegraph apparatus consisting of a keyboard transmitter, which converts a typed message into coded pulses for transmission along a wire or cable, and a printing receiver, which converts incoming signals and prints out the message US nameteletypewriter See also telex radioteletype
2. a network of such devices, formerly used for communicating information, etc
3. a similar device used for direct input/output of data into a computer at a distant location

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleprinter¹

First recorded in 1925–30; Tele(type) + printer

Example Sentences

What gets to the public is photoprint, out of a teleprinter.

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