Meaning & use
telex
A former international system for sending typed text messages between subscribers over a network of teleprinters.
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Before email, the company confirmed overseas orders by telex.
The old office kept records of every telex sent to its foreign branches.
A note on using this word
Now largely obsolete, replaced by fax, email, and instant messaging in modern business communication.
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