Ceefax

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proper noun

A simple information retrieval service offered by the BBC from 1974 until 2012, whereby "pages" of information are delivered sequentially to a television set and the viewer can move between them.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A simple information retrieval service offered by the BBC from 1974 until 2012, whereby "pages" of information are delivered sequentially to a television set and the viewer can move between them.

Origin

Explained as a phonetic rendition of see facts. An earlier electromechanical system was called BEEBFAX: see Beeb and fax.

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APA

Ceefax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ceefax

MLA

“Ceefax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ceefax. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ceefax,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ceefax.

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