Т9

Russian

Alternative forms

T9 — with 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 • (T9) m inan (indeclinable)

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