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Definition of Prestel in English: Prestelnoun ˈprɛstɛl 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 trademark in the U.K.]
Origin 1970s; earliest use found in The Times. Apparently from press + tel-, with arbitrary respelling of the first element. Definition of Prestel in US English: Prestelnounˈprɛstɛl 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 trademark in the U.K.]
Origin 1970s; earliest use found in The Times. Apparently from press + tel-, with arbitrary respelling of the first element. |