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Definition of "teletext" [teletext]

  • An electronic communications system in which printed information is broadcast by television signal to sets equipped with decoders. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "teletext" in a sentence
  • "The generic term videotex includes computer communications services such as teletext and viewdata."
  • "If you want cold, hard and pared-down facts, try teletext."
  • "On Monday I made a rare visit to my gym, where there are four televisions at the front of the room, silent but showing teletext-style subtitles."