noun
- a system for transmitting text and simple graphics over television signals, allowing viewers to access news, weather, and other information on their TV screens
Usage: primarily used in Europe; largely obsolete
Examples
- The BBC’s teletext service provided news updates and sports scores.
- Viewers could access teletext by pressing a button on their remote control.
- Teletext pages were numbered and accessed by entering specific codes.
- The weather forecast was available on teletext page 400.
- Many European broadcasters offered teletext services in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Teletext displayed information in colorful block text on a black background.