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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>tty</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../T.html" title="T"/><link rel="previous" href="true-hacker.html" title="true-hacker"/><link rel="next" href="tube.html" title="tube"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">tty</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="true-hacker.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">T</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="tube.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="tty"/><dt xmlns="" id="tty"><b>tty</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/T<>T<EFBFBD>Y/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/tit<69>ee/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> The latter pronunciation was primarily ITS, but some Unix people say
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it this way as well; this pronunciation is <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span>
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considered to have sexual undertones. </p></dd><dd><p> 1. A terminal of the teletype variety, characterized by a noisy
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mechanical printer, a very limited character set, and poor print quality.
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Usage: antiquated (like the TTYs themselves). See also
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<a href="../B/bit-paired-keyboard.html"><i class="glossterm">bit-paired keyboard</i></a>. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. [especially Unix] Any terminal at all; sometimes used to refer to
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the particular terminal controlling a given job. </p></dd><dd><p> 3. [Unix] Any serial port, whether or not the device connected to it
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is a terminal; so called because under Unix such devices have names of the
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form tty*. Ambiguity between senses 2 and 3 is common but seldom
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