The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ticker \Tick"er\ (t[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [See Tick.]
One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off stock quotations ( stock ticker), market report, or other news on a paper ribbon or ``tape.''
an electronic instrument receiving information by transmision from a remote source and displaying it in readable fashion, not necessarily on paper tape (e.g. on a video display terminal or moving ribbon of electronically controlled lights).
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The heart. [Colloq.]
Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock ticker, usu. of paper and being narrow but long.
Stock ticker, an electro-mechanical information receiving device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock brokers. By 1980 such devices were largely superseded by electronic stock quotation devices.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (label en trading finance) Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information. 2 (label en by extension) Any device used for displaying usually sideways scrolling news or updates.
WordNet
n. a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
paper strip on which a telegraphic stock ticker prints
Wikipedia
Ticker Tape Ltd. is a English record distribution vanity label, founded in 2011 by the English alternative rock band Radiohead to distribute all of their releases from The King of Limbs onwards. Ticker Tape is a subsidiary of XL Recordings, the label Radiohead is signed to. Radiohead are the only artists who will have music released on Ticker Tape, similar in style to Trent Reznor's label The Null Corporation. The label's first release was Radiohead's The King of Limbs, which has been certified Gold in England. Ticker Tape releases are licensed to XL Recordings in the UK, TBD Records in the US and Hostess Entertainment in Japan.
Usage examples of "ticker tape".
Other lights came from moving pylons, five feet tall, that shot up mini-rockets filled with flash powder and confetti and ticker tape, in addition to beams that swung back and forth like searchlights at a world premiere.
The high-tech machine began to put out a ticker tape of David's heartbeat and vital signs.
At the other end of the spectrum are energetic journalists who think all words spoken by Ann Coulter are one long ticker tape that can be cut up and strung together at random to produce any imaginable quote.
Spontaneous parties were already under way in the streets of the city, and Gloval would have been given a [[ticker-tape]] parade if there had been any ticker tape available.