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    /T-T-Y/ [UNIX], /tit'ee/ [ITS, but some UNIX people say it this way as well; this pronunciation is not considered to have sexual undertones] n.... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    dumb terminal

    n. A terminal which is one step above a glass tty, having a minimally-addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features which are claimed by a smart terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.