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teleprinter

noun
tele·​print·​er | \ ˈte-lə-ˌprin-tər How to pronounce teleprinter (audio) \

Definition of teleprinter

: a device capable of producing hard copy from signals received over a communications circuit especially : teletypewriter

Examples of teleprinter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Over the telegram The news came not over the teleprinter but in a bland government document posted online: Western Union is laying off 169 employees and essentially shuttering its San Francisco office, the home of WU Digital. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "Western Union beats a strategic retreat from San Francisco," 28 Aug. 2019 What most people don't know is that the classic game, which dates back to the 1970s and was originally played on pre-screen teleprinter, was thought up by three public school teachers trying to make learning about American history more fun. — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, "Learn the Surprising History of 'Oregon Trail' in a Five Minute Mini-Doc," 3 Mar. 2017

First Known Use of teleprinter

1911, in the meaning defined above

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