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Meaning of teletape | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A message of up to 200 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.

historical

Examples

“[…] sending telegrams of 50 words, teleposts of 100 words, and teletapes of 200 words for 25 cents, […]”
“Use of electronic converters for the automatic conversion: 1. of punched cards into teletapes 2. of punched cards or teletapes into magnetic tapes […]”
“The long table was a tangle of teletapes and phones and transceivers. A situation map covered one wall. Information was being fed into the pool of typists.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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