"videotex" meaning in English

See videotex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: videotexes [plural]
Etymology: video + text Etymology templates: {{compound|en|video|text}} video + text Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} videotex (usually uncountable, plural videotexes)
  1. Any of various early information retrieval services, such as viewdata and Teletext systems, that delivered pages of computerized text to users on request. Wikipedia link: videotex Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: videotext
    Sense id: en-videotex-en-noun-g2P99Hvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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