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RY

RY noun: a test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems.

Noun

RY (uncountable)

  1. A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems.

Questions about RY

What does RY mean?
RY means a test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems.
What part of speech is RY?
RY is a noun.

Words near RY in the dictionary

  1. RxJS
  2. rxn
  3. rxns
  4. RXR
  5. RXRs
  6. RY
  7. Ry.
  8. rya
  9. ryal
  10. Ryall
  11. ryals

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