Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telegraph code

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: tele-graph -code
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.

noun

A mapping of arbitrary words to full sentences in a particular domain, to allow messages to be shortened and sent more cheaply by telegraph.

Inflected Forms

telegraph codes (plural)

Questions

What does telegraph code mean?: A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.

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