wire service

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A service provided by a news agency that transmits news reports to subscribers electronically, e.g. by telegraph or the Internet. The subscribers are usually media outlets such as newspapers. Examples include the Associated Press and United Press International.

Word forms

wire service wire services

Related words

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