"news ticker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: news tickers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} news ticker (plural news tickers)
  1. A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape. Translations (device, used primarily in the 20th century): Nachrichtenticker [masculine] (German), cintillo noticioso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-news_ticker-en-noun-vB0-Sqbo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 23 Disambiguation of 'device, used primarily in the 20th century': 73 26 1
  2. Any device for displaying incoming news stories. Translations (any device for displaying incoming news stories): Nachrichtenticker [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-news_ticker-en-noun-85JB2855 Disambiguation of 'any device for displaying incoming news stories': 18 80 1
  3. A line of text that moves across the lower part of a television screen or monitor, showing the latest news. Synonyms (line of text on screen): news crawl
    Sense id: en-news_ticker-en-noun-5tNgwYH5 Disambiguation of 'line of text on screen': 7 0 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lower third, stock ticker

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