"wire service" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wire services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wire service (plural wire services)
  1. A service provided by a news agency that transmits news reports to subscribers electronically, e.g. by telegraph or the Internet. The subscribers are usually media outlets such as newspapers. Examples include the Associated Press and United Press International. Related terms: newswire
    Sense id: en-wire_service-en-noun-Vms7ApIo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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