Wirephoto
plural Wirephotos. Trademark.
1.
a device for transmitting photographs over distances by wire.
a photograph so transmitted.
verb (used with object), Wirephotoed, Wirephotoing.
2.
(lowercase) to transmit (a photograph) by means of a Wirephoto.
noun (pl) -tos
1.
a facsimile of a photograph transmitted electronically via a telephone system
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