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TTY

TTY noun: a teletypewriter (originally). Also the initialism of talk to you.

Noun

TTY (plural TTYs)

  1. A teletypewriter (originally).
  2. A text display device, as used by the deaf to read voice communication converted to text by a communication assistant device (CA).
  3. A command line interface or terminal emulator.

Also used as

TTY is also the initialism of talk to you.

Forms of TTY

pluralTTYs

Questions about TTY

What does TTY mean?
TTY means a teletypewriter (originally).
What part of speech is TTY?
TTY is a noun.
What is the plural of TTY?
The plural of TTY is TTYs.

Words near TTY in the dictionary

  1. TTTS
  2. TTTT
  3. TTU
  4. Ttujur
  5. TTX
  6. TTY
  7. ttyl
  8. TTYS
  9. TTYTMR
  10. tu
  11. tu quoque

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