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3 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: tty /T-T-Y/, /tit'ee/ n. The latter pronunciation was primarily ITS but some Unix people say it this way as well this pronunciation is _not_ considered to have sexual undertones. 1. A terminal of the teletype variety, characterized by a noisy mechanical printer, a very limited character set and poor print quality. Usage: antiquated (like the TTYs themselves). See also {bit-paired keyboard}. 2. [especially Unix] Any terminal at all sometimes used to refer to the particular terminal controlling a given job. 3. [Unix] Any serial port, whether or not the device connected to it is a terminal; so called because under Unix such devices have names of the form tty*. Ambiguity between senses 2 and 3 is common but seldom bothersome. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: tty/tit'ee/ ({ITS} pronunciation, but some {Unix} people say it this way as well this pronunciation is not considered to have sexual undertones), /T T Y/ 1. {teletypewriter}. 2. (Especially {Unix}) Any terminal at all sometimes used to refer to the particular terminal controlling a given job (it is also the name of a Unix command which outputs the name of the current controlling terminal). 3. ({Unix}) Any {serial port}, whether or not the device connected to it is a terminal; so called because under Unix such devices have names of the form tty*. Ambiguity between senses 2 and 3 is common but seldom bothersome. 4. A {TDD}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-11-23) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TTY TeleTYpe
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