Noun: teleprinter 'te-li,prin-tu(r)
- A character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
"Before email, news agencies used teleprinters to transmit stories across long distances";
- teletypewriter [N. Amer], teletype machine, telex, telex machine
Derived forms: teleprinters
Type of: character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer
Encyclopedia: Teleprinter