videotex

noun

vid·​eo·​tex ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌteks 

variants or less commonly videotext

ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtekst 

: an electronic data retrieval system in which usually textual information is transmitted via telephone or cable-television lines and displayed on a television set or video display terminal

especially : such a system that is interactive compare teletext

Examples of videotex in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Viewtron experimented with delivering news and other information to homes via videotex terminals or computers before being shut down in 1986. —James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2022

July 1980 Minitel, a videotex online service offered by France Telecom, is tested with 55 residential and business telephone customers. —Gil Press, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022

Word History

Etymology

video entry 2 + -tex (alteration of text)

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above