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tel⋅e⋅type⋅writ⋅er
[tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, tel-i-tahyp-] 
ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ
–noun
| a telegraphic apparatus by which signals are sent by striking the letters and symbols of the keyboard of an instrument resembling a typewriter and are received by a similar instrument that automatically prints them in type corresponding to the keys struck. Abbreviation: TTY |
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| tel·e·type·writ·er (těl'ĭ-tīp'rī'tər) n. Abbr. TTY or TT An electromechanical typewriter that either transmits or receives messages coded in electrical signals carried by telegraph or telephone wires. |
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teletypewriter hardware
(Nearly always abbreviated to "teletype" or "tty") An obsolete kind of terminal, with a noisy mechanical printer for output, a very limited character set, and poor print quality.
See also bit-paired keyboard.
(2000-04-02)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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