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teletype, a combination keyboard, printer and modem.
Typically with a paper tape punch and reader to save long-distance costs.
Connections were typically made at 300 baud (bits per second) or 6 characters per second, the speed of a fast typist.
TTY access is generally available to government services for the benefit of the hearing impaired.
TTY by Reuel Titus October 17, 2003
Related Words
ttyl TTY ttyt TTYN ttyms TTYA TTYE ttyll TTYLXOX TTYTT
A short form for "Talk to You/Ya," as a way of saying good-bye, especially online.
You: Bye
Your friend: TTY
TTY by Thomconn September 14, 2008
Acronym for TeleTYpe.
Acronymically pronounced: Titty. Used in a sentence: Glass TTYS replaced paper TTYS only to have, more recently, been replaced by plasma, LCD, LED, and OLED, and tiny, little TTYS you can hold in your hand called iPhones as well as other G4 and G5 compatible devices.
tty by wooper woops November 13, 2009
An acronym used to say that you will talk to someone elongated it is "Talk To You"
K bye tty after your done
TTY by Absentlime31 March 13, 2018
talkin' to you!??!?
tty? no.
tty by Roanoke? December 21, 2010