telotype

English

Etymology

A sumpsimus variation of teletype using the less common Ancient Greek form telo- (“far, distant, telegraph”) +‎ type.

Noun

telotype (plural telotypes)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of teletype: a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols; the telegrams produced by this device.

References

• “telotype, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
• “telotype”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.