Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viewdata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: view-da-ta
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An information retrieval service of the 1970s and 1980s permitting subscribers to access a remote database and receive requested data on a video display.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Touch-tone teletext provides many of the services of viewdata and teletext at the low cost intended for teletext alone."
"A viewdata system can be succinctly described as an information and message service […]"
"The two European systems use an "alphamosaic" method of delivering data to a viewdata terminal screen."
"A particularly important application of intelligent viewdata terminals is in telesoftware where the viewdata network is used for the distribution […]"

Etymology

From view + data.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

viewdatas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

videotex

Questions

What does viewdata mean?: An information retrieval service of the 1970s and 1980s permitting subscribers to access a remote database and receive requested data on a video display.
Where does viewdata come from?: From view + data.

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