telegraph code

English

Noun

telegraph code (plural telegraph codes)

  1. A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.
  2. (historical) A mapping of arbitrary words to full sentences in a particular domain, to allow messages to be shortened and sent more cheaply by telegraph.

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See also

  • Appendix:Chinese telegraph code/Mainland 1983
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