fox message
fox message noun: a message sent to test a teletype machine, incorporating most or all of the available text characters.
Noun
fox message (plural fox messages)
- A message sent to test a teletype machine, incorporating most or all of the available text characters.
- The punched paper tapes containing the standard Fox messages are passed through an IBM 047 Tape-to-Card Printing Punch which has been modified to recognize and punch every pertinent teletype symbol, […]1964, IEEE International Convention Record
- Output Test Patterns: (1) Standard FOX message with 5-letter programmable in the field for station call letters.1970, United States. Dept. of Defense, Military Standard (issues 1362-1381, page 263)
Forms of fox message
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Origin of fox message
In reference to the pangram "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", often used for this purpose.
Questions about fox message
- What does fox message mean?
- Fox message means a message sent to test a teletype machine, incorporating most or all of the available text characters.
- What part of speech is fox message?
- Fox message is a noun.
- What is the plural of fox message?
- The plural of fox message is fox messages.
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