siphon recorder

noun

An instrument used to record the receipt of a telegraph message as an ink line on a roll of paper tape to be read back later by a trained operator.

Meanings

nounsiphon recorder (plural siphon recorders)

plural siphon recorders

  1. historicalAn instrument used to record the receipt of a telegraph message as an ink line on a roll of paper tape to be read back later by a trained operator.

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