Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation teletypewriter
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- noun
teletypewriter (originally), or atext display device, as used by deaf to read voice communication converted to text by a communication assistant device (CA).
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Examples
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Mr. Lang, who is also deaf, calls the TTY "a technological declaration of independence."
His Ingenuity Helped the Deaf Tap the Power of Telephones 2009
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A much older system called TTY (for telephone/teletype) allows hearing-impaired people to type messages and receive them via phone lines.
Health Mailbox 2008
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Those with speech or hearing impairment may call TTY
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Hearing impaired patrons may call the TTY line at 617-226-6644.
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