cable desk

noun

: a department or section of a newspaper or news bureau where overseas news especially as received by cable is edited

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cable desk was in 1908

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“Cable desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20desk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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