noun
- an electronic information system that transmits text and simple graphics to television screens or computer terminals
Usage: technology; dated
Examples
- The videotext system allowed users to access news and weather information through their television sets.
- Early videotext services were popular in Europe during the 1980s.
- The library offered videotext terminals for patrons to search databases.
- Videotext technology was a precursor to modern internet services.
- France’s Minitel was one of the most successful videotext systems.
- The videotext display showed simple text menus and basic graphics.