teleˈtypewriter
[f. tele- + typewriter.]
= teleprinter.
| 1904 Knowledge Feb. 18/2 The apparatus..is..a tele⁓typewriter, any letters, figures, or signs of punctuation being printed by pressing down a key corresponding with the signal in question. 1922 Glasgow Herald 4 Sept. 11 Another great stride in the advance of civilization is demonstrated by the tele-typewriter. 1954 Electronic Engin. XXVI. 260 The effect of one form of telegraph distortion on the teleprinter (British) and teletypewriter (American) will be considered. 1968 Economist 21 Dec. 32/2 With time-sharing, he can communicate with a computer by means of a special teletypewriter by his desk. 1979 J. E. Rowley Mechanised In-House Information Syst. i. 59 Other devices, such as the tele-typewriter, the visual display unit and the graphical display unit may function both in input and output. |