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teleprompter

noun
/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/US

Etymology

From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer.

  1. inherited from prompen
  2. derived from prōmptus
  3. derived from prompt
  4. inherited from prompte
  5. suffixed as prompter — “prompt + er”
  6. prefixed as teleprompter — “tele + prompter”

Definitions

  1. A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a…

    A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

    • Ahem ... GRBLB BLABT UNT MIT SPEEB!! OOT PIFFOO BLABOO... [pause] Would someone please give the Teleprompter a swift kick...
    • He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for teleprompter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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