telex
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thumb|A Teletype Model 32 used for telex service
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Technology
- Development
- Operation and applications
- United States
- Teletypewriter Exchange Service
- Western Union
- International record carriers
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Kenya
- Decline
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|A Teletype Model 32 used for telex service
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 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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