n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ teks
Variant: also vid · eo · text \ - ˌ tekst \
Function: noun
Etymology: 2 video + -tex (alter. of text )
Date: 1978
: an electronic data retrieval system in which usually textual information is transmitted via telephone or cable-television lines and displayed on a television set or video display terminal especially : such a system that is interactive ― compare TELETEXT