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Noun: teletypewriter  ,te-li'tIp,rI-tur
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
    "Before email, news agencies used teletypewriters to transmit stories across long distances";
    - teleprinter, teletype machine, telex, telex machine

Derived forms: teletypewriters

Type of: character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer

Encyclopedia: Teletypewriter