Before computers, the quotations on a ticker tape were stamped on a thin piece of paper.
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Ticker tape — was used by ticker tape machines , the Ticker tape timer, stock ticker machines , or just stock tickers . History The term ticker tape came from the sound made by the machine as it printed, and tape simply refers to the machines using a paper… … Wikipedia
Ticker tape — Ticker Tick er (t[i^]k [ e]r), n. [See {Tick}.] 1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ticker tape — n 1.) [U] long narrow paper on which information, for example the price of company ↑stocks, is printed by a special machine 2.) ticker tape parade AmE an occasion when someone important or famous walks or drives through an American city and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ticker tape — ☆ ticker tape n. paper tape used in a TICKER (sense a) for recording telegraphed stock market quotations, etc … English World dictionary
ticker tape — ► NOUN ▪ a paper strip on which messages are recorded in a telegraphic tape machine … English terms dictionary
ticker tape — ticker ,tape noun uncount long narrow bands of paper with financial information printed on them by a special machine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ticker tape — Computerized device that relays to investors around the world the stock symbol and the latest price and volume on securities as they are traded. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ticker tape ˈticker ˌtape noun 1. [uncountable] long narrow… … Financial and business terms
ticker tape — noun a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written • Hypernyms: ↑paper * * * noun [noncount] : long, thin pieces of paper on which news and stock prices are printed by a special machine (called a ticker) * * * ˈticker tape… … Useful english dictionary
ticker tape — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Ticker tape consists of long narrow strips of paper on which information such as stock exchange prices is printed by a machine. In American cities, people sometimes throw ticker tape from high windows as a way of celebrating… … English dictionary
ticker tape — noun Ticker tape is used before these nouns: ↑parade … Collocations dictionary
