English edit

Etymology edit

From a trademark of American Teletimer Corp: tele- +‎ timer.

Noun edit

teletimer (plural teletimers)

  1. An electronic device, equipped with sensors, that accurately measures the finish times in a horse race.
    • 2007 July 30, Bill Finley, “Street Sense Marks Return With a Victory”, in New York Times[1]:
      “We are reviewing it,” the New York Racing Association spokesman John Lee said. “So far, every test we’ve put it through, the time came out to be accurate — they correspond to the teletimer.