Presteln.

Brit.

/ˈprɛstɛl/, U.S.

/ˈprɛsˌtɛl/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press v.¹, telecommunication n.

Etymology: Apparently < press v.¹ + tel- (in telecommunication n.), with arbitrary respelling of the first element.

Now historical.

A British videotex system, launched in 1979, in which interactive information could be received via a telephone line and viewed on a specially adapted television set.Prestel was sold by its operator, British Telecom, in 1994, and the system came to be replaced by internet services.A proprietary name in the U.K.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > teletext, etc.

Ceefax1972

oracle1973

teletext1974

viewdata1975

videotext1977

Prestel1978

videotex1978

Teletel1979

Minitel1982

1978 Times 28 July 17/7 A Post Office brain-child, originally called Viewdata and now known as Prestel.., is now operating in a test version in preparation for its full public launch.

1979 Observer 11 Feb. 42 (advt.) There are thousands of pages of information available to Prestel subscribers. It's a sign of the way television is moving from being a simple means of entertainment to a much more complex domestic information medium.

1984 J. Ridgway Successful Media Relations (BNC) 28 Prestel customers can actually make bookings and have them confirmed and will, increasingly, be able to buy a wide range of goods and services using their credit cards to pay.

2000 Times 17 Nov. 32/1 I remember working in the late Seventies on the early viewdata systems such as Prestel which converged the telephone, the television set and the computer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prestel
释义	Presteln. Brit. /ˈprɛstɛl/, U.S. /ˈprɛsˌtɛl/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press v.¹, telecommunication n. Etymology: Apparently < press v.¹ + tel- (in telecommunication n.), with arbitrary respelling of the first element. Now historical. A British videotex system, launched in 1979, in which interactive information could be received via a telephone line and viewed on a specially adapted television set.Prestel was sold by its operator, British Telecom, in 1994, and the system came to be replaced by internet services.A proprietary name in the U.K. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > teletext, etc. Ceefax1972 oracle1973 teletext1974 viewdata1975 videotext1977 Prestel1978 videotex1978 Teletel1979 Minitel1982 1978 Times 28 July 17/7 A Post Office brain-child, originally called Viewdata and now known as Prestel.., is now operating in a test version in preparation for its full public launch. 1979 Observer 11 Feb. 42 (advt.) There are thousands of pages of information available to Prestel subscribers. It's a sign of the way television is moving from being a simple means of entertainment to a much more complex domestic information medium. 1984 J. Ridgway Successful Media Relations (BNC) 28 Prestel customers can actually make bookings and have them confirmed and will, increasingly, be able to buy a wide range of goods and services using their credit cards to pay. 2000 Times 17 Nov. 32/1 I remember working in the late Seventies on the early viewdata systems such as Prestel which converged the telephone, the television set and the computer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1978
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