Meaning & use
teleprinter
An electromechanical device once used to send and receive typed messages over telegraph or telephone lines.
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News agencies once relied on the teleprinter to distribute breaking stories.
The old newsroom kept a teleprinter that clattered constantly with incoming wire reports.
A note on using this word
Largely historical, replaced by fax machines, email, and instant digital messaging.
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