Viewdata

Definitions

An information retrieval service of the 1970s and 1980s permitting subscribers to access a remote database and receive requested data on a video display.

attributive, often, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Touch-tone teletext provides many of the services of viewdata and teletext at the low cost⟳ intended for teletext alone.”

“A viewdata system can be succinctly described as an information and message service […]”

“The two European systems use⟳ an "alphamosaic" method of delivering data to a viewdata terminal screen.”

“A particularly important application of intelligent viewdata terminals is in telesoftware where the viewdata network is used for the distribution […]”

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