teleprinter
teleprinter — noun
- teleprintersingular
- teleprintersplural
1. an old machine that let people type a message and send it along a phone line, wh
an old machine that let people type a message and send it along a phone line, while another machine far away printed out the same words on paper
The newsroom kept an old teleprinter running so reporters could read overseas stories.
subject is an institution: newsroom / office keeps a teleprinter
Liam found a dusty teleprinter in the basement and wondered how it once carried weather reports.
During the war, soldiers typed urgent orders into a teleprinter and waited for replies.
Before fax machines, many banks relied on a teleprinter to send numbers between distant branches.
The museum guide showed Nila how a teleprinter clattered as each letter struck the paper.
- teletypewriter
the fuller American term for the same machine
- teletype
informal short form, often a brand-flavoured name
用法筆記
Refers to a now-obsolete office device; almost always used with past-tense or historical framing. Distinguish from a modern printer, which only prints local files and does not send messages over a phone line.