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

British Dictionary definitions for teletypewriter

teletypewriter
/ (ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə, ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp-) /

noun

a US name for teleprinter