textphone

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noun

A telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf.

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minicom
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Meanings

nountextphone (plural textphones)

plural textphones

  1. UKA telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf.

    Synonyms: minicom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf.

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minicom

Origin

From text + phone.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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