telautographs

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A form of telautograph — An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of telautograph
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APA

telautographs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telautographs

MLA

“telautographs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telautographs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telautographs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telautographs.

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