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Teletypewriter vs Telex - What's the difference?

teletypewriter | telex |

As nouns the difference between teletypewriter and telex

is that teletypewriter is an electromechanical communications device consisting of a typewriter keyboard and printer together with a punched paper tape reader/writer and connection to a modem so that information may be sent and received over a telephone system while telex is a communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters.

As a verb telex is

to send (a message) by telex.

teletypewriter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An electromechanical communications device consisting of a typewriter keyboard and printer together with a punched paper tape reader/writer and connection to a modem so that information may be sent and received over a telephone system.

    • Related terms

    * radioteletypewriter * teletypewriting

    See also

    * teleprinter

    telex

    English

    (Telex)

    Noun

  • A communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters.
  • A message sent through such a network.
  • The machine used to send and receive such messages.

    • Verb

  • To send (a message) by telex.

    • See also

    * teleprinter

    Anagrams

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