The latter pronunciation was primarily ITS, but some Unix people say
it this way as well; this pronunciation is not considered to have
sexual undertones.
1. A terminal of the teletype variety, characterized by a noisy
mechanical printer, a very limited character set, and poor print
quality. Usage: antiquated (like the TTYs themselves). See also
{bit-paired keyboard}.
2. [especially Unix] Any terminal at all; sometimes used to refer to
the particular terminal controlling a given job.
3. [Unix] Any serial port, whether or not the device connected to it
is a terminal; so called because under Unix such devices have names
of the form tty*. Ambiguity between senses 2 and 3 is common but
seldom bothersome.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {console}{glass tty}{gobble}{print}]