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teletext

teletext is the alternative form of Teletext.

Noun capitalized: Teletext

Teletext (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.

Origin of teletext

From tele- + text.

Questions about teletext

What does teletext mean?
Teletext means a text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.
What is teletext the alternative form of?
Teletext is the alternative form of Teletext.
What part of speech is teletext?
Teletext is a noun.

Words near teletext in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teletext (page history and authors); Teletext (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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