teleprinter

ˈtɛlɪˌprɪntər

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Definition of teleprinter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

telegraph system

Dated

electromechanical device for typing and transmitting messages over a distance

Dated

The newsroom used a teleprinter to receive updates from reporters..

teletype

ticker tape

history

Rare

historical device printing messages from telegraph signals

Rare

The teleprinter clattered as it printed the news.

teletypewriter

telex

computer terminal

Dated

device for direct computer data input/output

Dated

The teleprinter connected to the mainframe for data entry.

teletypewriter

telex machine

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Images of teleprinter

electromechanical device for typing and transmitting messages over a distance
historical device printing messages from telegraph signals
device for direct computer data input/output

Origin of teleprinter

Greek, tele (far) + printer (writer)

Terms with teleprinter included in their meaning

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radioteletype

device

teleprinter transmitting information via radio waves

teletype

communication

use a teleprinter to send typed messages over wires

telex

communication method

send a message via a teleprinter network

Examples of teleprinter in a sentence

They relied on a teleprinter for urgent communications.
The museum displayed an old teleprinter from the 1940s.
He studied the teleprinter's role in wartime communication.
The teleprinter printed out the latest stock prices.
Messages were sent via teleprinter during the war.

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French:téléscripteur, télétype, ...
German:Fernschreiber, Telex, ...
Italian:telescrivente, teletipo, ...
Spanish:teletipo, impresora telegráfica, ...
Portuguese:teletipo, telex, ...
Chinese:电传打字机, 电报打印机, ...
Japanese:テレタイプ, 電信機, ...
Arabic:جهاز التيليبرنتر, تِيلِيبْرِنْتَر, ...
Hebrew:טֵלֶפְרִינְטֶר, מְדַפֶּסֶת טֵלֶגְרָף, ...
Russian:телетайп, телеграфный аппарат, ...
Ukrainian:телепринтер, телетайп, ...
Hindi:टेलीप्रिंटर, टेलीप्रिंटिंग यंत्र, ...
Bengali:টেলিপ্রিন্টার, ...
Catalan:teleimpressora, teleimpressor, ...
Czech:dálnopis, dálnopisný terminál, ...
Danish:teleprinter, telegrafprinter, ...
Dutch:telex, dataprinter, ...
Greek:τηλετυπικό μηχάνημα, τηλετύπος, ...
Hungarian:távgépíró, teleprinter, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាស៊ីនបោះពុម្ពទូរលេខ, ឧបករណ៍ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រសម្រាប់បោះពុម្ពសារពីសញ្ញាទូរលេខ, ...
Korean:텔레프린터, 전신 타자기, ...
Persian:تله‌پرینتر, تلپرینتر, ...
Polish:teleprinter, teleks, ...
Portuguese (BR):teletipo, impressora telegráfica, ...
Romanian:teleimprimantă, teleimprimator, ...
Swedish:teleprinter, telegraf, ...
Thai:เครื่องพิมพ์โทรเลข, เทเลพริ้นเตอร์, ...
Turkish:teleks, teleks cihazı, ...
Vietnamese:máy điện báo, máy telex, ...

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