teletypewriter

Noun

1.

teletypewriter - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter Synonyms: teleprinter, teletype machine, telex, telex machine

(hardware)

teletypewriter - (Nearly always abbreviated to "teletype" or "tty") An obsolete kind of terminal, with a noisy mechanical printer for output, a very limited character set, and poor print quality. See also bit-paired keyboard.

character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer, teleprinter, teletype machine, telex, telex machine