Teletype

[ tel-i-tahyp ]

/ ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp /

a brand of teletypewriter.

(lowercase) a network of teletypewriters with their connecting lines, switchboards, etc.

(lowercase) to send by Teletype.

(lowercase) to operate a Teletype.

Example sentences from the Web for teletype

That is, New Orleans and Dallas would have teletype between these two offices?

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Each office is connected with each other office by teletype.

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Could we mark as Exhibit No. 952 the teletype that came in on Oswald.

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The one message she had interpreted—“No Train Tomorrow”—undoubtedly had been received by teletype transmission.

Behind the Green Door |Mildred A. Wirt

Penny could not understand why the hotel would have need for teletype machine service.

Behind the Green Door |Mildred A. Wirt

Teletype

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp) /

trademark a type of teleprinter

(sometimes not capital) a network of such devices, used for communicating messages, information, etc

(sometimes not capital) to transmit (a message) by Teletype