minicom

English

Etymology

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

Noun

minicom (plural minicoms)

1. A textphone.
   • 2004, Joe Kai, Chris Drinkwater, Primary care in urban disadvantaged communities, page 80:

     Eventually the trust agreed to install minicoms in all key access points and to make mobile minicoms available to inpatients.

   • 2009, George Castledine, Ann Close, Oxford Handbook of Adult Nursing, page 516:

     Facilities (eg minicoms, hearing loops, etc.) may be inadequate or staff may be unaware of how to use them.

   • 2009, British Sign Language For Dummies:

     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.