TTY

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noun

A teletypewriter (originally).

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Meanings

nounTTY (plural TTYs)

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. computingA command line interface or terminal emulator.
verb
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of talk to you.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
teletype
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APA

TTY. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TTY

MLA

“TTY.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TTY. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TTY,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TTY.

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