ticker tape

noun [U]

Definition

› COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET a system of messages that move across a screen on a website, television, etc., giving the latest information about a particular thing: The home page has a ticker tape running continuously across the top.

› IT, STOCK MARKET a computer system used by stock markets to send information about shares to investors so they can react immediately if there is anything they want to buy or sell: On the ticker tape, the numbers reflect your price.

› STOCK MARKET a system of printing stock market information on long, thin pieces of paper, used before computers to help investors make quick decisions: The ticker tape tracked the stock market fall.

(Definition of ticker tape noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)