- a teletypewriter using a telephone dial to establish connections
- a message sent in this way
Origin of telex
tel(etypewriter) + ex(change) to send (a message) by telex
telex
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telex
noun
- A communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals.
- A message sent or received by such a system.
transitive verb
tel·exed, tel·ex·ing, tel·ex·esTo send (a message) by telex.
Origin of telex
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural telexes)
- A communications system consisting of a network of teletypewriters.
- A message sent through such a network.
- The machine used to send and receive such messages.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present telexes, present participle telexing, simple past and past participle telexed)
- To send (a message) by telex.
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telex - Computer Definition
Beginning in about 1910, telegraph companies began to use telex, a rotary dialing system for routing telegraph calls, much like that used in telephone networks.Telex initially ran at the amazing signaling speed of 45.5 bits per second (bps) and, later, at 50 bps, or 66 words per minute (wpm). At that signaling rate, one analog voice grade channel could support 24 or 25 telex transmissions through frequency division multiplexing (FDM). In 1958,Western Union introduced its Telex
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(1) (TELetypewriter EXchange) An international, dial-up data communications service administered in the U.S. by AT&T, MCI and other providers. Developed in the U.S. and other European countries in the 1930s, it was the first data communications service that used typewriter-like terminals (teletypewriters). Prior to Telex, telegrams and cablegrams were the primary method for delivering a text message. By the 1960s, Telex became a worldwide, real-time, data communications service. Although diminishing each year, Telex is still used for commerce in more than 200 countries. Telex started out transmitting Baudot code at 50 bps. Although upgraded, it is still a low-speed data service. It was originally administered worldwide by various carriers and the local PTTs. Western Union handled the U.S., and in 1971, purchased and integrated the Bell System's TWX service. AT&T acquired Western Union's Telex service in 1991.
(2) (Telex Communications, Inc., Burnsville, MN, www.telex.com) A manufacturer of hearing aids and audio communications devices founded in 1936. Originally making hearing aids, the company evolved into a manufacturer of a variety of audio products, including intercoms, microphones, speakers, headsets, antennas and LCD projectors.
Early Telex Center
A far cry from today's network control centers, this Telex center in Berlin, Germany in 1933 initially communicated with another center in Hamburg. The teletypewriters and communications equipment were made by Siemens. (Image courtesy of Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH.)
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