# teletype

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/ · frequency rank #71,971

## Definitions
1. A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
2. A telegram produced by this device.
3. An early input/output device for mainframe computers, resembling a typewriter.

## Etymology
From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + type (“text, typewriter”), q.v. In the United States, chiefly understood as a genericization of the Morkrum or Teletype Corporation's branded teletype machines. Doublet of telotype.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/teletype