Morse alphabet
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You may think of it as a type of Morse alphabet.
From The Online World by Odd De Presno
Hence, the transmitted message was received on the tape in visible dots and dashes representing characters of the Morse alphabet.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
A motion of this long massless index to the left was regarded as a dot, a motion to the right as a dash, and the Morse alphabet could therefore be employed.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray
He had barely enough mastery of the Morse alphabet to communicate the routine messages relating to the railroad's business aided by the intelligence of the conductors and engineers as to what was expected of them.
From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by John McElroy
There was a local instrument in the office, and one of the operators wrote the Morse alphabet for him, and ever after that he kept pegging away at the key.
From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by John A. Hill
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