Talk:Ticker tape

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I intentionally included information about some related topics, such as "stock ticker machines", as I doubt there would be people interested in developing a full article on such a historic footnote. Niteowlneils 22:11, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction on source of "ticker"

From the History section:

The origin of the term ticker tape come from the term tick, which refers to any movement, up or down, however small, in the price of a security or stock…

And from the Technology section:

…the word ticker comes from the distinct tapping (or ticking) noise the machines made while printing.

Which definition is right? If both, that needs to be clarified. If only one, the other needs to be removed. me_and 14:03, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The on-line Marriam-Websters dictionary says that it comes from the sound the machine made. So I have changed it accordingly.
Nick Beeson 21:53, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Faulty Link?

The 'Universal Stock Ticker' link points back to the same page! 81.130.114.232 12:26, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)