Teletext.
A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.
Meaning & usage
A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti Proto-Italic *teksō? Latin texō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus New Latin textusbor. Old French textebor. Middle English text English text English Teletext From tele- + text.
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