0 a method of sending written messages down a phone line from one teleprinter to another, the machine that does this, or the message itself:
1 to send a message down a phone line from one teleprinter to another:
2 a system for writing messages on a special machine and sending them by phone to another machine of the same kind. This system has now been replaced by fax and email:
The money was despatched by telex.
A notice sent by fax, telex, or telepost should reach the organization quickly.
He refused a telexed invitation to attend the conference.
By telexing the Science Reference Library in London we could obtain copies of foreign patents within the week.
It feels like conducting a conference call on a network of badly oiled telex machines.
Firstly, the same processes favour these forms as favour abbreviation generally: scientific and commercial labelling, computer usage, revamped telex-style names of businesses, and the creation of snappy brand names.
