Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An electronic communications system in which printed information is broadcast by television signal to sets equipped with decoders.
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Examples
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The generic term videotex includes computer communications services such as teletext and viewdata.
Poynter Online 2009
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If you want cold, hard and pared-down facts, try teletext.
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On Monday I made a rare visit to my gym, where there are four televisions at the front of the room, silent but showing teletext-style subtitles.
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The use between the public service and the commercial service is different as commercial teletext contains pink services.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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This will be the real end to teletext on UK television.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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The IBA, controllers of Britain's commercial radio and TV stations, were also developing a teletext system.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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The commercial stations, which only started in 1989, have used teletext.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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So the country, where teletext started in 1972, will be without the service from today onwards.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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However on the continent, teletext is still going strong in countries like Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium and, of course , in France, where they have their own system Antiope.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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So the country, where teletext started in 1972, will be without the service from today onwards.
Buziaulane Jak Boumans 2010
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