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minicom

minicom noun: a textphone.

Noun

minicom (plural minicoms)

  1. A textphone.
    • Eventually the trust agreed to install minicoms in all key access points and to make mobile minicoms available to inpatients.2004, Joe Kai, Chris Drinkwater, Primary care in urban disadvantaged communities, page 80
    • Facilities (eg minicoms, hearing loops, etc.) may be inadequate or staff may be unaware of how to use them.2009, George Castledine, Ann Close, Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing, page 516

Forms of minicom

pluralminicoms

Origin of minicom

From a trademark of Ultratec, Inc., possibly from mini- + communicator.

Questions about minicom

What does minicom mean?
Minicom means a textphone.
What part of speech is minicom?
Minicom is a noun.
What is the plural of minicom?
The plural of minicom is minicoms.

Words near minicom in the dictionary

  1. minicollection
  2. minicollections
  3. minicolumn
  4. minicolumnopathy
  5. minicolumns
  6. minicom
  7. minicomic
  8. minicomics
  9. minicompact
  10. minicompacts
  11. minicompound

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