noun
- plural of videotext; electronic information systems that transmit text and simple graphics to television screens or computer terminals
Usage: technology; dated
Examples
- The library installed several videotexes to provide public access to databases.
- Early videotexes were popular in Europe during the 1980s.
- These videotexes allowed users to access news, weather, and shopping services.
- The company developed software for commercial videotexes.
- Many videotexes used telephone lines to transmit information.
- Videotexes were eventually replaced by the World Wide Web.