news ticker

Noun

Meaning

A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.

Any device for displaying incoming news stories.
My new cell phone has a news ticker feature.

A line of text that moves across the lower part of a television screen or monitor, showing the latest news.

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Examples

The building is also notable for its electronic news ticker popularly known as "The Zipper" where headlines crawled around the outside of the building. Source: Internet

To complement this, a permanent live news ticker had earlier been introduced in 2006: this had previously been in use only sporadically. Source: Internet

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