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teletex

teletex noun: a text and document communications service provided over telephone lines, designed as an upgrade to the conventional telex service but rapidly superseded by electronic mail.

Noun

teletex (usually uncountable, plural teletexes)

  1. (usually) A text and document communications service provided over telephone lines, designed as an upgrade to the conventional telex service but rapidly superseded by electronic mail.

Forms of teletex

pluralteletexes

Origin of teletex

From tele- + text (but not to be confused with Teletext).

Questions about teletex

What does teletex mean?
Teletex means a text and document communications service provided over telephone lines, designed as an upgrade to the conventional telex service but rapidly superseded by electronic mail.
What part of speech is teletex?
Teletex is a noun.
What is the plural of teletex?
The plural of teletex is teletexes.

Words near teletex in the dictionary

  1. teleteachers
  2. teleteaching
  3. teletechnological
  4. teletechnologies
  5. teletechnology
  6. teletex
  7. teletexes
  8. teletext
  9. teletheater
  10. teletheaters
  11. teletheory

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