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Teletype vs Fax - What's the difference?

teletype | fax |

As nouns the difference between teletype and fax

is that teletype is teletype (teleprinter) while fax is fax (machine).

teletype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A teleprinter
  • A message printed by a teleprinter
  • Early device for mainframe computer

    • Synonyms

    * teleprinter * TTY

    Verb

    (teletyp)
  • To operate a teleprinter
  • To send a message via teleprinter

    • fax

    English

    (wikipedia fax)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The hair of the head.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (facsimile), first attested 1979.

    Noun

    (faxes)
  • A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To send a document via a fax machine.