noun / verb
telex
TEL-eks/ˈteleks/
A teleprinter network for exchanging written messages.
The shipping office uses telex to exchange messages with ports.
Etymology
Teletype exchange describes a system in which connected machines send and receive typed messages. The name combines the printing technology with the exchange of information.
In context
Fax had a much shorter life than the Telex, with communications over the Internet making it largely irrelevant in just 20 years. Telex machines quickly went the way of the dodo.
More examples
- The agent telexed the arrival time to our office.
- Please telex us the revised shipping schedule.
- Two telexes from the supplier confirm the delivery date.
Forms
telex · telexes · telexed · telexing
Similar words
- telegraph
- Carries messages electrically, often using code rather than teleprinters.
- telegram
- A telegraph message, not necessarily exchanged through a teleprinter network.