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telex
[ tel-eks ]
noun
- (sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- a teletypewriter used to send or receive on such a service.
- a message transmitted by telex.
verb (used with object)
- to send (a message) by telex:
We telex instructions to the agent.
- to send a message by telex to:
They telexed the Paris office.
telex
/ ˈɛɛ /
noun
- an international telegraph service in which teleprinters are rented out to subscribers for the purpose of direct communication
- a teleprinter used in such a service
- a message transmitted or received by telex
verb
- to transmit (a message) to (a person, office, etc) by telex
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Word History and Origins
Origin of telex1
First recorded in 1930–35; tel(eprinter) + ex(change)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of telex1
C20: from tel ( eprinter ) ex ( change )
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