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    [from `high-order bit'] n. 1. The most significant bit in a byte. 2. By extension, the most significant part of something other than... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    CTY

    /sit'ee/ or /C-T-Y/ n. [MIT] The terminal physically associated with a computer's system {console}. The term is a contraction of `Console tty', that is, `Console TeleTYpe'. This {ITS}- and {TOPS-10}-associated term has become less common, as most UNIX hackers simply refer to the CTY as `the console'.