telex
noun [C or U] /ˈtel.eks/Definition
› a method of sending written messages down a phone line from one teleprinter to another, the machine that does this, or the message itself: The details were sent by telex.Faxes, pagers, and text messages telex verb [I or T] › [+ two objects] We telexed him the news at once.Faxes, pagers, and text messages
(Definition of telex noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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