# Ceefax

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A simple information retrieval service offered by the BBC from 1974 until 2012, whereby "pages" of information are delivered sequentially to a television set and the viewer can move between them.

## Etymology
Explained as a phonetic rendition of see facts. An earlier electromechanical system was called BEEBFAX: see Beeb and fax.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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