tel‧ex /ˈteleks/ noun
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: teleprinter + exchange]

1. [uncountable] a method of communication, in which messages are written on a special machine and then sent using the telephone network

2. [countable] a message sent in this way
—telex verb [intransitive and transitive]

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