Definition of "videotex" []

• An information service in which data is transmitted over television cables or telephone lines and displayed on a television or computer screen in the home. (noun)

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• "The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex – the Latin word combination for I see text."
• "(The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex - the Latin word combination for I see text)."
• "The generic term videotex includes computer communications services such as teletext and viewdata."