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  2. Telegraphy - Wikipedia

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    Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pigeon post is not. Ancient signalling systems, although sometimes quite extensive and sophisticated as in ...

  3. Telegram style - Wikipedia

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    Telegram style, telegraph style, telegraphic style, or telegraphese[1] is a clipped way of writing which abbreviates words and packs information into the smallest possible number of words or characters. It originated in the telegraph age when telecommunication consisted only of short messages transmitted by hand over the telegraph wire.

  4. Telegraphy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The telegraph represented a disruptive innovation in the history of the United States from its invention in the 1830s onward by quickly becoming a vital part of the nation's communication infrastructure. Its relative importance declined with the spread of telephones in the 20th century. Telegraph service permitted short texts to be sent cheaply ...

  5. Telegram (software) - Wikipedia

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    Telegram Messenger, commonly known as Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, ... (NSM) advised against the use of Telegram and TikTok on business devices ...

  6. Telegram's reported finances reveal a pretty small business ...

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    Telegram's finances reveal a $108 million loss on $342 million of revenue last year, the FT reports. Telegram's apparent reliance on crypto services raises questions about its $30 billion ...

  7. Western Union - Wikipedia

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    The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company was founded in Rochester, New York by Samuel L. Selden, Hiram Sibley, and others in 1851. [10] In 1856 the company merged with its competitor the Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company, controlled by John James Speed, Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith and Ezra Cornell [11] and, at Cornell's insistence, changed its name to Western Union ...

  8. Electrical telegraph - Wikipedia

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    Hughes telegraph, an early (1855) teleprinter built by Siemens and Halske. Electrical telegraphy is a point-to-point text messaging system, primarily used from the 1840s until the late 20th century. It was the first electrical telecommunications system and the most widely used of a number of early messaging systems called telegraphs, that were ...

  9. Worldwide use of telegrams by country - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of telegram services by country. Algérie Poste offers electronic telegram services under the name Barki@tic. Correo Argentino still offers telegram service within Argentina and to international destinations. Post Aruba still offers telegram service. Australia Post closed its telegram service on 7 March 2011.