minicom

plural minicoms

1. A textphone.

   Facilities (eg minicoms, hearing loops, etc.) may be inadequate or staff may be unaware of how to use them.

   2009, George Castledine, Ann Close, Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing, page 516

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   Eventually the trust agreed to install minicoms in all key access points and to make mobile minicoms available to inpatients.

   2004, Joe Kai, Chris Drinkwater, Primary care in urban disadvantaged communities, page 80

   Instead, with a minicom, you can see every letter the other person types, as they type it. And their spelling errors too! So if you make a mistake, then delete it, the other person sees you deleting those letters from their end.

   2009, British Sign Language For Dummies