TTY

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TTY

noun TTYs

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

verb

Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of talk to you

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@misc{tty_2026,
  title = {TTY},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}