teletype
noun
tele·type
ˈte-lə-ˌtīp 
1
or less commonly Teletype
: a printing device resembling a typewriter that is used to send and receive telephonic signals
—formerly a U.S. registered trademark
called also teletypewriter
2
: a message sent by a teletype machine
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Local radio stations broadcast the announcement that Japan had surrendered to the Allied Powers just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 14, 1945, when the first bulletin rattled out of wire service teletype machines in newsrooms across the Twin Cities.
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
In those days, computers took up entire rooms, and users accessed them through teletype terminals—electric typewriters hooked up to either a serial cable or a modem and a phone line.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Additionally, as Thompson entered the bank, the security features at the entry door confirmed her height as almost 6 feet tall, which matched her probation teletype, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
In a yearbook photo from Seattle's Lakeside School, Paul Allen [L] and Bill Gates [R] work on a teletype machine during the 1969-1970 school year.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
In those days, computers took up entire rooms, and users accessed them through teletype terminals—electric typewriters hooked up to either a serial cable or a modem and a phone line.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Additionally, as Thompson entered the bank, the security features at the entry door confirmed her height as almost 6 feet tall, which matched her probation teletype, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
In a yearbook photo from Seattle's Lakeside School, Paul Allen [L] and Bill Gates [R] work on a teletype machine during the 1969-1970 school year.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Teletype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teletype. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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Teletype
trademark
Tele·type
ˈtel-ə-ˌtīp
—used for a teletypewriter
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