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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The teletype machine was meant to allow secure, encrypted communications, but anyone close enough to read its electromagnetic emissions could potentially decipher its secrets.
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Andy Greenberg, Wired, 21 June 2020
In total, the message will be sent four times: twice in Morse code, twice in radio teletype.
—Cathy Alter, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2023
There’s also a teletype (TTY) or text telephone number at 1-888-720-7489 and the aforementioned USPS help desk.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 10 May 2023
The interrogator can interact with the subject only through a teletype (today a computer screen).
—Tony Rothman, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
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Andy Greenberg, Wired, 21 June 2020
In total, the message will be sent four times: twice in Morse code, twice in radio teletype.
—Cathy Alter, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2023
There’s also a teletype (TTY) or text telephone number at 1-888-720-7489 and the aforementioned USPS help desk.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 10 May 2023
The interrogator can interact with the subject only through a teletype (today a computer screen).
—Tony Rothman, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
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Teletype
trademark
Tele·type
ˈtel-ə-ˌtīp
—used for a teletypewriter
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