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telex

Switched network of teleprinters

Also known as TELegraph EXchange · telex service

Instance of: communications media
Subclass of: message traffic
Founded: 1930s

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Telex is a telecommunication system that allows text-based messages to be sent and received by teleprinter over telephone lines. The term "telex" may refer to the service, the network, the devices, or a message sent using these. Telex emerged in Germany in the 1930s and became a major method of sending text messages electronically between businesses in the post–World War II period. Its usage declined as the fax machine grew in popularity in the 1980s.

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