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Meaning of "Prestel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESTEL

Prestel  [ˈpresˌtel] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESTEL

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prestel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESTEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prestel

Prestel

Prestel, the brand name for the UK Post Office's Viewdata technology, was an interactive videotex system developed during the late 1970s and commercially launched in 1979. It achieved a maximum of 90,000 subscribers in the UK and was eventually sold by BT in 1994.

Definition of Prestel in the English dictionary

The definition of Prestel in the dictionary is a videotex system in which information could be received via a telephone line and viewed on an adapted television.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRESTEL


canistel
ˌkænɪˈstel
out-tell
ˌaʊtˈtel
pentel
ˈpentel

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESTEL

Prester John
presterilised
presterilized
presterna
presternum
prestidigitation
prestidigitator
prestige
prestige pricing
prestigeful
prestigiator
prestigious
prestigiously
prestigiousness
prestissimo
presto
Preston
Prestonpans

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESTEL

aparthotel
barbastel
betel
cartel
family hotel
halfway hostel
hostel
hotel
intel
Keitel
kittel
listel
mantel
Martel
motel
pastel
private hotel
resort hotel
wastel
youth hostel

Synonyms and antonyms of Prestel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Prestel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESTEL

Find out the translation of Prestel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

普雷斯特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Prestel
570 millions of speakers

English

Prestel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Prestel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دار بريستل Prestel
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Prestel
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Prestel
270 millions of speakers

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Prestel
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Prestel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prestel
190 millions of speakers

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Prestel
180 millions of speakers

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Prestel
130 millions of speakers

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Prestel
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prestel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Prestel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Prestel
75 millions of speakers

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प्रेस्टल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Prestel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Prestel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Prestel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Prestel
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Prestel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Prestel
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Prestel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Prestel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Prestel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Prestel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESTEL»

The term «Prestel» is regularly used and occupies the 102.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESTEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Prestel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESTEL»

Discover the use of Prestel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Prestel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mathematical Logic and Model Theory: A Brief Introduction
This book will be of interest to both advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying model theory and its applications to algebra. It may also be used for self-study.
Alexander Prestel, Charles Delzell, 2011
2
Valued Fields
In valuation theory, the notion of a completion has to be replaced by that of "Henselization". This book develops the theory of valuations as well as of Henselizations.
Antonio J. Engler, Alexander Prestel, 2005
3
Viewdata in action: a comparative study of Prestel
Video Data Base Systems Are Explained & Applied Through a Review of VIEWDATA --an Actual Video Data Base System.
Rex Winsbury, 1981
4
Positive Polynomials: From Hilbert's 17th Problem to Real ...
The main objective of the book is to give useful characterizations of such polynomials.
Alexander Prestel, Charles N. Delzell, 2001
5
The Prestel dictionary of art and artists in the 20th century
Concise entries, all specially commissioned for this book, and many illustrated with works in color, cover the questions raised by encounters with modern art.
Frank Zöllner, Wieland Schmied, Frank Whitford, 2000
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New Scientist
T BECAUSE of its lack of success in selling viewdata to businesses, British Telecom has decided to return to its original aim of selling Prestel mainly to private homes. This year is likely to see the start of a subscription "Home Service" version of ...
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New Scientist
THE TRIAL of two computer "hackers" who broke into Prince Philip's electronic mailbox has revealed astonishingly lax security in British Telecom's Prestel viewdata service. Prestel's computers carry private financial information on home  ...
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New Scientist
T THERE is a growing split in the viewdata business over how people should operate systems like British Telecom's Prestel. Later this month, the British Association of Viewdata Information Providers, the body that represents a hundred of the ...
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New Scientist
All these possibilities British Telecom is, or may, be offering in an attempt to drum up more business for its Prestel videotext service, which currently boasts only 2500 private users. Last week, a consortium led by British Telecom and the East  ...
10
InfoWorld
Prestel continued from page 1 phone, a special adapter (modem/ terminal) and a television. "That was the original concept/' noted Harris. Users who have a more fully configured computer system will be better able to manipulate and store the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESTEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Prestel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reissue of book of album covers by Andy Warhol shows many sides …
“Andy Warhol: The Complete Commissioned Record Covers” (Prestel, 264 pages, $60) was recently reissued in a second printing because ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
2
Una excitante guía de Nueva York a través de las fotos (menos …
Esta guía neoryorkina de Weegee está editada por Prestel y cuenta con 275 imágenes del popular fotógrafo, muchas de ellas inéditas, ... «Xataka Foto, Jul 15»
3
Calvin Klein and Opening Ceremony Bring Logo Mania to …
... she edited for Prestel. The photographer herself once turned up to a fancy Art Basel Miami Beach party in a CK logo sports bra and leggings; ... «ELLE.com, Jul 15»
4
'Arlene Shechet: All at Once,' by Jenelle Porter
Like Shechet's art, “All at Once” is a bit comedic, a bit disarming, and wholly visceral and energetic. “Arlene Shechet: All at Once,” Prestel, 204 ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Tracing Devendra Banhart's Visual and Musical Sensibility Through …
I Left My Noodle on Ramen Street, published in June by Prestel Publishing, features a range of Banhart's drawings, paintings, photographs, ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
6
Devendra Banhart's amazing “Mad Men” finale theory involves …
That was more of a Prestel thing. I just wanted a book called paintings and drawings. A catalog of that. Prestel wanted something else, ... «Salon, Jul 15»
7
Edward S. Curtis, the Man Who Photographed the American West
... Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks, published by Prestel. The book compiles the photographer's master prints, "those prints made ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
8
Rooftoppers: urban outlaws who are risking everything
... London: Cracking the Capital . He is currently compiling a new book on rooftopping in London for release by Prestel Publishing next year. «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
9
Review: 'Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks'
"Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks". By Christopher Cardozo, Prestel, 184 pages, $65. Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune. Related ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Harkable's Francis: 'authors must take up challenge of social media'
Francis is the author of Cocktails of the Movies, which is being released in September in Prestel. The marketing campaign for the book has four ... «The Bookseller, Jun 15»

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