Teletyped

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of producing written messages using telegraphic equipment involves the sending of data over communication lines
2. This refers to the method of transmitting typed content through telegraphy across distances
3. Sent or received text messages electronically using telegraph technology to communicate over distances

Etymology: Teletype was a brand name before it became a common noun. The Morkrum Company, later the Teletype Corporation, built machines that sent typed messages over telegraph lines, and in the United States the name spread until people used it for any such device. The word is built from "tele-", meaning far or distant, and "type", meaning text or the typewriter, so the name describes exactly what the machine did: typing at a distance. "Teletyped" is simply the past tense and past participle of "teletype" as a verb, so it describes a message that was sent this way. The verb carries the brand's history with it, since to teletype something means to send it on one of these machines, not to use any typewriter. Because "teletype" is largely an American term, British writers often used the doublet "telotype" for the same machines. The two forms come from the same roots, one remaining the dominant name in the United States while the other was used more widely elsewhere.