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minicom

noun

Etymology

From a trademark of Ultratec, Inc., possibly from mini- + communicator.

  1. derived from commūnicātor — “partner, sharer, participant”
  2. formed as minicom — “mini- + communicator”

Definitions

  1. A textphone.

    • Eventually the trust agreed to install minicoms in all key access points and to make mobile minicoms available to inpatients.
    • Facilities (eg minicoms, hearing loops, etc.) may be inadequate or staff may be unaware of how to use them.
    • Instead, with a minicom, you can see every letter the other person types, as they type it. And their spelling errors too! So if you make a mistake, then delete it, the other person sees you deleting those letters from their end.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for minicom. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA