telautograph

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      Etymology

      tele- +‎ autograph

      Noun

      telautograph (plural telautographs)

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      1. 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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      Last modified on 5 November 2012, at 09:04