telex

¹tel·ex

noun \ˈte-ˌleks\

Definition of TELEX

1

: a communication service involving teletypewriters connected by wire through automatic exchanges; also : a teletypewriter used in telex

2

: a message sent by telex

Examples of TELEX

1. The message was sent by telex.
2. We received a telex from New York.

Origin of TELEX

teleprinter + exchange

First Known Use: 1932

Rhymes with TELEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

²telex

transitive verb

Definition of TELEX

1

: to send (as a message) by telex

2

: to communicate with by telex

First Known Use of TELEX

1960

telex

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

International telegraphic message-transfer service consisting of a network of teleprinters. Subscribers to a telex service can exchange textual communications and data directly with one another. Telex systems originated in Europe in the early 1930s and were widely used for several decades. The ability to conduct high-speed digital communication over regular telephone lines led to a decline in the use of telex, but it is still used as a data transmission service for applications in which high transmission speeds are not necessary or in areas where more modern data equipment is not available.