teletextn.
/ˈtɛlᵻtɛkst/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌtɛkst/ A system used for transmitting pages of text and simple computer generated images to televisions, typically allowing the viewer to select from a variety of different pages for viewing using the keys on a remote control. Cf. oracle n. 10; contrast viewdata n.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.With the advent of widely available internet access, and the development of digital television services fulfilling similar functions, many broadcasters discontinued their teletext services in the early 21st century.
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society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > teletext, etc.
Ceefax1972
oracle1973
teletext1974
viewdata1975
videotext1977
Prestel1978
videotex1978
Teletel1979
Minitel1982
1974 Wireless World Nov. 441/1 (heading) Teletext to go ahead.
1980 S. Money in K. G. Jackson Bk. of Video 89/2 Viewdata and teletext have been made compatible so that a large part of the decoder can be common for both systems.
1991 Weekend Financial Times 4 May ii. p. iv/5 As a special concession to the millions of teletext users, the [Stock] Exchange had decided to speed up the flow of information.
2014 Sun (Nexis) 23 Sept. 19 I checked the numbers on Teletext before I went to work.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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