teletypewriter
[ tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp- ]
/ ˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, ˈtɛl ɪˌtaɪp- /
noun
a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. Abbreviation: TTY
Origin of teletypewriter
First recorded in 1900–05;
tele-1 +
typewriter
Words nearby teletypewriter
teletherapy,
telethermometer,
telethon,
teletype,
teletypesetter,
teletypewriter,
teletypist,
teleutospore,
televangelist,
teleview,
televise