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  • noun An information retrieval service of the 1970s and 1980s permitting subscribers to access a remote database and receive requested data on a video display.

Etymologies

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view +‎ data

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Examples

  • The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex – the Latin word combination for I see text.

    Archive 2008-08-20 Jak Boumans 2008

  • The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex – the Latin word combination for I see text.

    Archive 2008-08-18 Jak Boumans 2008

  • The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex – the Latin word combination for I see text.

    Archive 2008-08-27 Jak Boumans 2008

  • The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex – the Latin word combination for I see text.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Jak Boumans 2008

  • (The generic system name viewdata became obsolete due to depositing the brand name and was dubbed videotex - the Latin word combination for I see text).

    Buziaulane 2008

  • In 1970 he combined the Teledata system with the Telephone system and developed the viewdata concept, an online system via the plain old Telephone system with the television as information delivery system.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Jak Boumans 2008

  • In 1970 he combined the Teledata system with the Telephone system and developed the viewdata concept, an online system via the plain old Telephone system with the television as information delivery system.

    Archive 2008-08-18 Jak Boumans 2008

  • In 1970 he combined the Teledata system with the Telephone system and developed the viewdata concept, an online system via the plain old Telephone system with the television as information delivery system.

    Archive 2008-08-20 Jak Boumans 2008

  • In 1970 he combined the Teledata system with the Telephone system and developed the viewdata concept, an online system via the plain old Telephone system with the television as information delivery system.

    Archive 2008-08-27 Jak Boumans 2008

  • In addition, all UK companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange and many others of any size who are not, have a report and analysis available from ICC (InterCompany Comparisons) who can be accessed via on -- line dial -- up, through a viewdata interface and also by Datastream customers.

    At King Lyndon's Court Kempton, Murray 1969

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