teleprinter
Wired message machine
A teleprinter is an electromechanical device that sends and receives typed messages over telegraph or telephone lines.
The operator types on a keyboard, and the machine converts keystrokes into electrical signals; at the receiving end, another teleprinter prints the message automatically.
Teleprinters were standard equipment in newsrooms, businesses, and government offices through most of the twentieth century, largely replaced by fax machines and email.
Also called a teletypewriter or teletype.
Combining circuits and machinery
- typebarCharacter-striking arm mechanism
- platenPrinting press surface
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- feedSupply with sustenance
keyboard · synchronous · asynchronous · transceiver · circuitry · relay · motor · solenoid
Second global military conflict
- Bletchley ParkWWII British cryptanalysis site
- LorenzAustrian animal behaviorist
- RTTYText via radio waves
- militaryArmed forces collectively
cryptography · encryption · decryption · cipher · signals intelligence · radioteletype · obsolete · museum
Organization distributing news widely
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- tickerInformal term for heart
- news flashUrgent broadcast interruption
- dispatchSend with speed
correspondent · dateline · deadline · breaking news · Reuters · AP · UPI · copy
electromechanical
Combining circuits and machinery
- typebarCharacter-striking arm mechanism
- platenPrinting press surface
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
feed · keyboard · synchronous · asynchronous · transceiver · circuitry · relay · motor · solenoid · mechanism
World War II
Second global military conflict
- Bletchley ParkWWII British cryptanalysis site
- LorenzAustrian animal behaviorist
- RTTYText via radio waves
military · cryptography · encryption · decryption · cipher · signals intelligence · radioteletype · obsolete · museum · vintage
wire service
Organization distributing news widely
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- tickerInformal term for heart
- news flashUrgent broadcast interruption
dispatch · correspondent · dateline · deadline · breaking news · Reuters · AP · UPI · copy · newsroom
transmission
Sending of information
wireless · network · operator · telegraphist · exchange · switchboard · line · channel · duplex · simplex
- telegraphyMorse code, telegraphy, dots and dashes, Morse key, dit
- military communicationsradio, walkie-talkie, radio operators, signal flags, morse code
- communicationconversation, inform, hand signal, messages, dialogue
- telephonycall, dial tone, phone lines, dial, phone booth
- communication devicesphone, cellphone, cell phone, mobile phone, landline
- devicesdevice, gadget, smartphone, tablet, laptop
teleprintersmartphone
Handheld connected computer
instant messaging · email · text messaging · internet · digital communication
teleprintertelephone
Voice communication device
voice call · radio · video call · fax machine · walkie-talkie