1. teletype - Noun
2. teletype - Verb
(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
(historical) The telegrams produced by this device.
(historical) An early input/output device for mainframe computers.
teletype (third-person singular simple present teletypes, present participle teletyping, simple past and past participle teletyped)
(transitive, intransitive) To use a teletype.
1969–present: Command-line user interface Teletype Model 33 ASR Command-line interfaces (CLIs) evolved from batch monitors connected to the system console. Source: Internet
A teleprinter (teletypewriter, Teletype or TTY) is an electromechanical typewriter that can be used to send and receive typed messages from point to point and point-to-multipoint over various types of communications channels. Source: Internet
A Teletype Model 33 ASR with paper tape reader and punch, as used for modem -based computing Paper tape was sometimes used to prepare input for the computer session off line and to capture computer output. Source: Internet
By the 1930s teleprinters were being produced by Teletype in the US, Creed in Britain and Siemens in Germany. Source: Internet
A teletype was installed to allow better communication with Los Alamos. Source: Internet
Despite its long-lasting trademark status, the word Teletype went into common generic usage in the news and telecommunications industries. Source: Internet