teletypewriter
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Definition
Noun: A teletypewriter is an electromechanical device, historically used for communication, that consists of a keyboard for input and a printer for output. It is designed to be connected to a telegraph system or similar communication line, allowing typed messages to be sent and received over long distances, operating in a manner similar to a typewriter.
Usage
The term "teletypewriter" refers specifically to the complete machine unit used for telecommunications. It is often associated with older technologies like telegraph networks and early computer terminals. * The newsroom received updates via a noisy teletypewriter. * Before modern computer networks, operators used a teletypewriter to send messages across the country.
Advanced Usage
- As a Terminal: In early computing, a teletypewriter (often abbreviated as TTY) was a common input/output device, serving as a direct interface to a mainframe computer.
- Programmers entered code on a teletypewriter terminal connected to the central server.
Variants and Related Words
- Teleprinter: A synonym for teletypewriter, more commonly used in British English.
- Teletype: A common shortened form and trademark often used generically to refer to a teletypewriter or the service using such machines.
- TTY: A standard abbreviation for teletypewriter, still used in modern contexts like telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD/TTY).
Synonyms
- Teleprinter
- Telex machine (referring to the network service that used teleprinters)
- Printing telegraph
Related Terms
- Telegraph: The communication system for transmitting messages over wire, to which a teletypewriter was connected.
- Typewriter: A mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by printer's type, which served as the model for the teletypewriter's input and output mechanisms.
Noun
- a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter