teletypewriter
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tel·e·type·writ·er
(tĕl′ĭ-tīp′rī′tər)n.
An electromechanical typewriter that either transmits or receives messages coded in electrical signals carried by telegraph or telephone wires.
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teletypewriter
(ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə; ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp-)n
(Telecommunications) a US name for teleprinter
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tel•e•type•writ•er
(ˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp-)n.
a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the keys of a typewriterlike instrument and received and reproduced by a similar instrument.
[1900–05]
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| Noun | 1. |  teletypewriter - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewritercharacter printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer - a printer that prints a single character at a time |
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teletypewriter
n (US) → Fernschreiber m
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