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teletape

teletape noun: a message of up to 200 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.

Noun

teletape (plural teletapes)

  1. (historical) A message of up to 200 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.
    • […] sending telegrams of 50 words, teleposts of 100 words, and teletapes of 200 words for 25 cents, […]1860, John Alexander Anderson, A Postal Telegraph Essential to the Freedom of the American Press and the Prosperity of the American People
    • Use of electronic converters for the automatic conversion: 1. of punched cards into teletapes 2. of punched cards or teletapes into magnetic tapes […]1962, International Railway Congress Association, Bulletin, volume 39, numbers 1-6, page 76

Forms of teletape

pluralteletapes

Origin of teletape

From tele- + tape.

Questions about teletape

What does teletape mean?
Teletape means a message of up to 200 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.
What part of speech is teletape?
Teletape is a noun.
What is the plural of teletape?
The plural of teletape is teletapes.

Words near teletape in the dictionary

  1. telesystolic
  2. teletactile
  3. teletactility
  4. teletactor
  5. teletactors
  6. teletape
  7. teletapes
  8. teleteacher
  9. teleteachers
  10. teleteaching
  11. teletechnological

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