Meaning of news ticker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.
2. Any device for displaying incoming news stories.
3. 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

“Supplementing the quotation tickers are the news tickers. These operate⟳ on the same principle as the former, but print⟳ current news having stock⟳ market value on a band of paper about six inches wide.”

“My new cell phone has a news ticker feature.”

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