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Teletypewriter
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teletypewriter
n.
printer of telegraph messages
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Teleprinter
A teleprinter (teletypewriter, Teletype or TTY) is an electromechanical typewriter that can be used to send and receive typed messages from point to point and point to multipoint over various types of communications channels. They were adapted to provide a user interface to early mainframe computers and minicomputers, sending typed data to the computer and printing the response. Some models could also be used to create punched tape for data storage (either from typed input or from data received from a remote source) and to read back such tape for local printing or transmission.
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teletypewriter
Noun
1. a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
(synonym) teleprinter, teletype machine, telex, telex machine
(hypernym) character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer
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teletypewriter (TTY)
A printing telegraph instrument that has a signal-actuated mechanism for automatically printing received messages. Note 1: A TTY may have a keyboard similar to that of a typewriter for sending messages. (188 ) Note 2: Radio circuits carrying TTY traffic are called "RTTY circuits" or "RATT circuits."
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TTY
A teletypewriter (TTY) is a communication device used by people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a severe-speech impairment. A TTY
consists of a keyboard, display screen, and modem. Messages travel over regular telephone lines. People who don't have a TTY can communicate
with a TTY user through a message relay center (MRC). An MRC has TTY operators available to send and interpret TTY messages.
