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==Etymology==
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[[File:teleprompter.jpg|thumb|A teleprompter displaying text]]

The word "TelePrompTer", with [[CamelCase|internal capitalization]], originated as a [[trade name]] used by the [[TelePrompTer Corporation]], which first developed the device in the 1950s. The word "teleprompter", with no capitalization, has become a [[genericized trademark]], because it is used to refer to similar systems manufactured by many different companies. Some other common terms for this type of device are:
* [[Autocue]], the trademark of Autocue Group Ltd, most commonly used in [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries
* Autoscript is used to brand the devices in the United States
* cueing device
* electronic speech notes
* idiot board (slang)
* prompter