teletext

Definitions

Computing

• noun a method of transmitting text and information with a normal television signal, usually as a serial bit stream which can be displayed using a special decoder

Electronics

• A service provided by TV broadcasters, in which text and simple graphics are presented on the TV screen, employing an otherwise unused portion of the transmitted signal. A PAL or SECAM TV may come equipped with this feature, or a decoder box may be utilized. Used, for instance, to provide programming information, news, or the like.

Information & Library Science

• noun a system of transmitting written text using a television signal

Marketing

• noun a videotext broadcast by a TV company, e.g. Ceefax on BBC or Oracle on ITV

Media Studies

• noun a system of broadcasting news and other information in written form that can be viewed on specially equipped television sets

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Contexts for “teletext”

5 definitions in context
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science
• Marketing
• Media Studies