teletyping

/ˈtɛləˌtaɪpɪŋ/
noun
  1. The activity or process of sending messages using a teletype machine.
    • Teletyping was a common job skill for office workers in the 1960s.
    • With the rise of email, teletyping became obsolete in most workplaces.
    • The training course covered the basics of teletyping and message coding.
verb
  1. Present participle of teletype; sending a message using a teletype machine.
    • They spent the afternoon teletyping orders to the factory.
    • The operator was teletyping the latest stock prices to the trading floor.
    • While teletyping the report, she noticed a typo in the address.
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