Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

TDD/TYY

Bosnian translation:

telekomunikacioni uredjaj / teleprinter za gluve osobe

Added to glossary by Aleksander Vasiljevic
Jun 2, 2001 17:37
22 yrs ago
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English term

TDD/TYY

English to Bosnian Other
TDD/TYY is a short term for something which should come before a certain phone number. Does anyone know what could this be? Thanks in advance!

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telekomunikacioni uredjaj / teleprinter za gluve osobe

TDD/TTY (often misspelt as TDD/TYY)is not just a part of a phone number, it is a certain number designated for communication with deaf and hearing impaired people. It is the usual way those people communicate with hospitals and other medical care facilities.

TDD = Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (telekomunikacioni uredjaj za gluve osobe)

TTY = Teletypewriter (teleprinter)

TDD is considered to be a synonym with TTY.
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TDD/TYY: Telecomunication Device for the Deaf/Teletypewriter.


Usually with this accronym TDD/TYY are associated listing of all major government agencies, congressional listting for both the U.S. House of Representatives&the U.S. Senate, & state which provide relay services.

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