teleprinter
noun
tele·print·er
ˈte-lə-ˌprin-tər 
: a device capable of producing hard copy from signals received over a communications circuit
especially
: teletypewriter
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There, the Wrens received training in binary math, the teleprinter alphabet, and how to read machine punch tapes.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2019
Over the telegram The news came not over the teleprinter but in a bland government document posted online: Western Union is laying off 169 employees and essentially shuttering its San Francisco office, the home of WU Digital.
—Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
What most people don't know is that the classic game, which dates back to the 1970s and was originally played on pre-screen teleprinter, was thought up by three public school teachers trying to make learning about American history more fun.
—Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2017
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2019
Over the telegram The news came not over the teleprinter but in a bland government document posted online: Western Union is laying off 169 employees and essentially shuttering its San Francisco office, the home of WU Digital.
—Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
What most people don't know is that the classic game, which dates back to the 1970s and was originally played on pre-screen teleprinter, was thought up by three public school teachers trying to make learning about American history more fun.
—Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2017
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teleprinter
noun
tele·print·er
ˈtel-ə-ˌprint-ər
: a device that produces hard copy from signals received over a communications circuit
especially
: teletypewriter
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