Examples of teletypewriter in a Sentence
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All rooms feature wheelchair-accessible doors, lowered peepholes, light switches, and closet door handles; a roll-in shower or tub with grab bars; and teletypewriters and telecommunications devices available upon request.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
The Hearing Accessible Room features strobe lights for emergency alerts and offers the option to request a Hearing Assistive Technology Kit, which includes a teletypewriter for phone communication and a vibrating bed shaker alarm.
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David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Nov. 2025
In 1976, the Service offered toll-free telephone and teletypewriter service to the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
The Lifeline has offered teletypewriter, text and chat tools that are accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, but Wesolowski noted that some of those options may not feel as personal for some users.
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Kelly Livingston,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2023
The teletypewriter process is burdensome, especially if both parties don’t have access to one, Robertson said.
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Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2019
Baudot’s teletype machine, also called a teletypewriter, used a five-key keyboard, write Froehlich and Kent.
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Kat Eschner,
Smithsonian,
11 Sep. 2017
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
The Hearing Accessible Room features strobe lights for emergency alerts and offers the option to request a Hearing Assistive Technology Kit, which includes a teletypewriter for phone communication and a vibrating bed shaker alarm.
—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Nov. 2025
In 1976, the Service offered toll-free telephone and teletypewriter service to the deaf and hard of hearing.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
The Lifeline has offered teletypewriter, text and chat tools that are accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, but Wesolowski noted that some of those options may not feel as personal for some users.
—
Kelly Livingston,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2023
The teletypewriter process is burdensome, especially if both parties don’t have access to one, Robertson said.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2019
Baudot’s teletype machine, also called a teletypewriter, used a five-key keyboard, write Froehlich and Kent.
—
Kat Eschner,
Smithsonian,
11 Sep. 2017
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“Teletypewriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teletypewriter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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teletypewriter
noun
tele·type·writ·er
ˌtel-ə-ˈtīp-ˌrīt-ər 
: a printing device resembling a typewriter that is used to send and receive signals over telephone lines
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