What is a 'teleplay'?

What is a 'teleplay'?

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A teleplay is a screenplay to be aired on television. It's exactly the same as a screenplay for movies, except that it has a shape that will fit television better, meaning that it may have different act structures or it may have different time constraints. It may have also, be closer to the kinds of material that television is likely to use.