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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ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500