Т9

Russian

Alternative forms

  • T9with a Latin T

Etymology

Borrowed from English T9, the brand name of a late-1990s predictive text technology by Tegic Communications for mobile phones with a 3×4 numeric keypad (although the meaning has been extended to cover any autocorrect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛ ˈdʲevʲɪtʲ] (phonetic respelling: тэ де́вять)
  • IPA(key): [tɨ‿ˈdʲevʲɪtʲ] (phonetic respelling: тэ де́вять) (in rapid speech)

Noun

Т9 • (T9m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) autocorrect
    Synonyms: автоисправле́ние (avtoispravlénije), автокорре́кция (avtokorrékcija)