Noun: telex 'te,leks
- A character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
"Before email, news agencies used telexs to transmit stories across long distances";
- teletypewriter [N. Amer], teleprinter, teletype machine, telex machine
- Communicate by telex
"We telexed the information to our sister company"
Derived forms: telexed, telexes, telexing
Type of: character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer, telecommunicate
Encyclopedia: Telex