videotex

[ vid-ee-oh-teks ]

noun

1. an electronic information transmission and retrieval technology enabling interactive communication, for such purposes as data acquisition and dissemination and electronic banking and shopping, between typically large and diverse computer databases and users of home or office display terminals connected to telephone or cable-television lines, or through use of broadcast television signals.

Videotex

/ ˈvɪdɪəʊˌtɛks /

noun

1. an information system that displays information from a distant computer on a television screen See also Teletext Viewdata

Word History and Origins

Origin of videotex¹

First recorded in 1975–80; video + tex(t)

Example Sentences

One of the more advanced was videotex, an information system invented in the 1970s that relied on a television or terminal — you could communicate, read the news, publish content or look up telephone numbers.

From New York Times

This piece will be on display in the New Museum show on a terminal, after Mr. Kac painstakingly restored and recreated his videotex pieces over the course of 15 years.

From New York Times

Using a technology called Videotex, Mr Aldrich connected an ordinary TV set to the local retailer's computer via a telephone line.

From BBC

With her remote control she used a piece of computer technology called Videotex.

From BBC

Videotex was already being used by companies to do business, most notably the travel industry.

From BBC