printergramn.
/ˈprɪntəɡram/, U.S. /ˈprɪn(t)ərˌɡræm/ Now rare.
A telegram transmitted by telex.
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1932 Telegraph & Telephone Jrnl. Oct. 2/2 Printergrams are charged for at the same rate as phonograms.
1976 R. N. Renton Telegraphy ix. 246/1 As far as the method is reversible, a telegram is delivered to the recipient over the same medium used for handing in, e.g. via phonograms, printergrams or leased teleprinter circuit.
2001 CBS MarketWatch (Nexis) 9 Oct. Singapore Telecommunications (SGTJY) said demand for sending telegrams (as well as for printergrams, phonograms and Registered Telegraph Address service) on the island city-state ‘has declined sharply and it is no longer viable for SingTel to offer this service.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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