telotype
Definition
Noun (countable and uncountable): - A teleprinter: "telotype" refers to a type of telegraphic device that automatically prints messages transmitted over a wire, typically using a keyboard and a printing mechanism. It is an older term for a teleprinter or teletypewriter. - A message sent by such a device: "telotype" can also denote the printed output or communication produced by this machine.
Usage Examples
- (A teleprinter for sending and receiving printed messages.)
- (A printed message from a teleprinter.)
Advanced Usage
"telotype system": a network or arrangement of teleprinters used for communication.
- The military relied on a telotype system for secure, rapid orders during the war. (A network of teleprinters for transmitting printed messages.)
"telotype operator": a person trained to use a teleprinter.
- The telotype operator typed the dispatch quickly and accurately. (The person operating the teleprinter.)
Variants and Related Words
- Telotype (variant spelling): sometimes spelled as "telotype" (the same as the main term), though "teletype" is more common in modern usage.
- Teleprinter (n): a more common synonym for a printing telegraph device.
- The teleprinter replaced the earlier telotype in many offices. (A similar machine for telegraphic printing.)
Synonyms
- Teleprinter: a device for sending and receiving printed messages by telegraph.
- Teletypewriter: a trademarked name for a type of teleprinter, often used generically.
- Telex machine: a system for sending teleprinter messages over public networks.
Related Idioms
- (No common idioms directly associated with "telotype," as it is a technical term.)
Phrasal Verbs
- (No phrasal verbs directly associated with "telotype," as it is a noun.)