Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fox message

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: fox mes-sage
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A message sent to test a teletype machine, incorporating most or all of the available text characters.

Example Sentences

"The punched paper tapes containing the standard Fox messages are passed through an IBM 047 Tape-to-Card Printing Punch which has been modified to recognize and punch every pertinent teletype symbol, […]"
"Output Test Patterns: (1) Standard FOX message with 5-letter programmable in the field for station call letters."

Etymology

In reference to the pangram "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", often used for this purpose.

Inflected Forms

fox messages (plural)

Questions

What does fox message mean?: A message sent to test a teletype machine, incorporating most or all of the available text characters.
Where does fox message come from?: In reference to the pangram "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", often used for this purpose.

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