English Explanatory Dictionary

news ticker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.
  2. Any device for displaying incoming news stories.
  3. A line of text that moves across the lower part of a television screen or monitor, showing the latest news.

Word forms

news ticker news tickers

Synonyms

news crawl

Related words

lower third stock ticker
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