CTY
\sˌiːtˌiːwˈa͡ɪ], \sˌiːtˌiːwˈaɪ], \s_ˌiː_t_ˌiː_w_ˈaɪ]\
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/sit'ee/ or /C-T-Y/ [MIT] The terminal physically associatedwith a computer's system console. The term is a contractionof "Console tty", that is, "Console TeleTYpe". This ITS-and TOPS-10-associated term has become less common, as mostUnix hackers simply refer to the CTY as "the console".
By Denis Howe
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