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Telex Common

Telex has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter

"The old telex machine in the basement clacked loudly as I typed my order, sending it directly to the factory."

2

A communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters.

"The historian marveled at how early business deals were finalized through the clacking rhythms of that ancient telex network connecting offices across the continent."

Verb
1

communicate by telex

"We telexed the information to our sister company"

2

To send (a message) by telex.

"I managed to get my urgent travel plans confirmed when I sent a quick telex last night."

Proper Noun
1

Convention for encoding Vietnamese-language text for transmission over telex systems.

"The old office still relies on Telex encoding to send urgent notices about stock prices when the internet goes down."

See Also
telexes teletex telexing telexed teletypewriter teleprinter ursigram
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
character printer telecommunicate
Rhyming Words
lex alex clex flex ilex ulex plex culex pulex silex solex rolex galex nuplex duplex emulex inflex suplex scolex unflex
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