Miniteln.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪtɛl/, U.S.

/ˈmɪniˌtɛl/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Minitel.

Etymology: < French Minitel (1980, originally denoting the terminal giving access to the videotex system), probably < -min- (in terminal terminal n.) + -i- -i- connective + tel- (in téléphone telephone n.), although probably influenced also by mini- mini- comb. form. Compare télétel denoting the videotex system to which the minitel terminal gives access.

An interactive videotex system sponsored by the French government, in which computer terminals are linked together via the telephone network. Also: a home computer terminal forming part of this system. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > teletext, etc.

Ceefax1972

oracle1973

teletext1974

viewdata1975

videotext1977

Prestel1978

videotex1978

Teletel1979

Minitel1982

1982 Amer. Banker 23 June 8/1 ‘Minitel’ desktop terminal-based services, including: immediate, 24-hour, on-line access to statements and balances of several corporate accounts; electronic mail facilities;..and check tracing.

1987 S. Brand Media Lab i. ii. 25 The state-owned company, French Telco, responded to a government decree to put France in the forefront of the Electronic Age by handing out free computer terminals called Minitels to anyone who wanted them.

1994 Film Comments Jan. 14/1 It's actually an ad for a Minitel dating service, featuring a scantily clad, recumbent model.

2000 Economist (Electronic ed.) 26 Feb. Minitel use is declining as the Internet takes over.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minitel
释义	Miniteln. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪtɛl/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌtɛl/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Minitel. Etymology: < French Minitel (1980, originally denoting the terminal giving access to the videotex system), probably < -min- (in terminal terminal n.) + -i- -i- connective + tel- (in téléphone telephone n.), although probably influenced also by mini- mini- comb. form. Compare télétel denoting the videotex system to which the minitel terminal gives access. An interactive videotex system sponsored by the French government, in which computer terminals are linked together via the telephone network. Also: a home computer terminal forming part of this system. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > teletext, etc. Ceefax1972 oracle1973 teletext1974 viewdata1975 videotext1977 Prestel1978 videotex1978 Teletel1979 Minitel1982 1982 Amer. Banker 23 June 8/1 ‘Minitel’ desktop terminal-based services, including: immediate, 24-hour, on-line access to statements and balances of several corporate accounts; electronic mail facilities;..and check tracing. 1987 S. Brand Media Lab i. ii. 25 The state-owned company, French Telco, responded to a government decree to put France in the forefront of the Electronic Age by handing out free computer terminals called Minitels to anyone who wanted them. 1994 Film Comments Jan. 14/1 It's actually an ad for a Minitel dating service, featuring a scantily clad, recumbent model. 2000 Economist (Electronic ed.) 26 Feb. Minitel use is declining as the Internet takes over. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1982
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