"Telex" meaning in English

See Telex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɛˌlɛks/ [General-American], /ˈtɛlɛks/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɛlɛks Etymology: From Telex Printergram, a service offered beginning 15 Aug. 1932 by the British General Post Office's Central Telegraph Office, derived as a blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange. Subsequently branded in the United States by Western Union and then similarly genericized. In reference to the Vietnamese conventions, a borrowing of Vietnamese Telex, from French télex, from the English term. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|tele-|exchange|nocap=1|t1=telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.}} blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange, {{bor|en|vi|Telex}} Vietnamese Telex, {{der|en|fr|télex}} French télex Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Telex
  1. Alternative letter-case form of telex in its various senses. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: telex (extra: in its various senses) Coordinate_terms: VIQR, VNI
    Sense id: en-Telex-en-name-Q4i96aci
  2. A convention for encoding Vietnamese text for transmission across telex systems.
    Sense id: en-Telex-en-name-YYhm9SF2
  3. (computing) Input method for Vietnamese text based on this convention. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-Telex-en-name-5~WkBWck Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 24 28 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 38 49 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 12 28 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 30 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 37 52 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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