teletype
/ˈtɛlɪtaɪp/
noun
- A machine that sends and receives typed messages over long distances using electrical signals, used before modern computers and email.
- Before the internet, stock prices were sent by teletype to brokerage offices.
- News agencies once used a teletype to receive stories from reporters around the world.
- The old teletype in the museum clacked loudly as it printed a test message.
Synonyms
verb
- To send a message using a teletype machine.
- The reporter teletyped the breaking news to the main office.
- They used to teletype orders from the warehouse to the shipping department.
- The general teletyped his commands to the front lines.