telex

/ˈtɛlɛks/
verb
  1. To send a message using the telex system.
    • She telexed the report before the deadline.
    • They telexed the order to the factory.
    • Can you telex the details to our branch in Tokyo?
noun
  1. A system of sending written messages over long distances using teleprinters and telephone lines, popular before email.
    • Before email, businesses used telex to send urgent messages.
    • He received a telex confirming the meeting time.
    • The old telex machine in the corner still works.
  2. A message sent through the telex system.
    • Please send a telex with the new prices.
    • The secretary typed the telex and sent it to the London office.
    • I found a telex from 1985 in the archive.
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