telex
Also known as TELegraph EXchange, telex service
thumb|A Teletype Model 32 used for telex service
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- Telex
- data transfer speed
- 50
- inception
- 1930-00-00
- equivalent class
- data.culture.fr/thesaurus/resource/ark:/67717/T1-768
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- Teleprinter
- P13411
- February
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- Teletypewriter Exchange Service
- Western Union
- International record carriers
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Kenya
- Decline
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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.