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Ceefax is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ceefax in a sentence

Ceefax meaning

A simple information retrieval service offered by the BBC from 1974 until 2012, whereby "pages" of information are delivered sequentially to a television set and the viewer can move between them.

Using Ceefax

  • The main meaning on this page is: A simple information retrieval service offered by the BBC from 1974 until 2012, whereby "pages" of information are delivered sequentially to a television set and the viewer can move between them.

Context around Ceefax

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bbc 1× ebu 1×

Often after:

system 1× based 1×

Sentence patterns with Ceefax

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ceefax and teletext 1× had was ceefax to keep 1× over as ceefax was phased 1× the bbc ceefax system went 1× the ebu ceefax based teletext 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ceefax and teletext 1× red button text 1× the television information 1× uk australia the 1×

Common sentence endings:

23 september 1974 1× multiple vbi lines 1× signal is included 1× updates were sporadic 1× was phased out 1×

Words around Ceefax

Just before it in the word index:

ceedee 20 ceed 2 ceec 9 ceeb 2 cee 91 cedula 3

Just after it in the word index:

ceek 8 ceekay 2 ceeli 2 ceelo 4 ceely 3 cees 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ceefax

  • In this selection, "ceefax" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bbc, ebu, system and based stand out and add context to how "ceefax" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ceefax and teletext and had was ceefax to keep. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ceefax" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ceefax

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Red button text launched in 1999, taking over as Ceefax was phased out. (13 words)

The television information retrieval service Teletext was initially introduced when the BBC Ceefax system went live on 23 September 1974. (20 words)

Ceefax and Teletext can have a larger number of captions for other languages due to the use of multiple VBI lines. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

UK/Australia The EBU Ceefax -based teletext systems are the source for closed captioning signals, thus when teletext is embedded into DVB-T or DVB-S the closed captioning signal is included. (32 words)

All I had was Ceefax to keep me up to date and it was still flashing 0-0 long before the game had ended as the updates were sporadic. (29 words)

Ceefax and Teletext can have a larger number of captions for other languages due to the use of multiple VBI lines. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

All I had was Ceefax to keep me up to date and it was still flashing 0-0 long before the game had ended as the updates were sporadic.

Red button text launched in 1999, taking over as Ceefax was phased out.

Ceefax and Teletext can have a larger number of captions for other languages due to the use of multiple VBI lines.

The television information retrieval service Teletext was initially introduced when the BBC Ceefax system went live on 23 September 1974.

UK/Australia The EBU Ceefax -based teletext systems are the source for closed captioning signals, thus when teletext is embedded into DVB-T or DVB-S the closed captioning signal is included.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ceefax" in a sentence?
An example: "All I had was Ceefax to keep me up to date and it was still flashing 0-0 long before the game had ended as the updates were sporadic." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ceefax" from authentic English texts.
What does "ceefax" mean?
Ceefax means: A simple information retrieval service offered by the BBC from 1974 until 2012, whereby "pages" of information are delivered sequentially to a television set and the viewer can move between them.
How many example sentences with "ceefax" are there?
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