radioteletype

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rā′dē ō tel′i tīp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ra•di•o•tel•e•type  (rā′dē ō tel′i tīp′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Also called ra•di•o•tel•e•type•writ•er.  (rā′dē ō tel′i tīp′rī′tər, -tel′i tīp rī′-).USA pronunciation a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
  1. Telecommunicationsthe equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole.
  • radio- + teletype 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
radioteletype / ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/
  1. a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire
  2. a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc

Abbreviations: RTT, RTTY
'radioteletype' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
teleprinter

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