new york point

new york point
noun
Usage: usually capitalized N&Y
: an embossed system of writing for the blind that is now largely disused, is similar to braille but employs a cell two dots high and variable up to four dots in width arranged in accommodation to the frequency of letter occurrence, and provides for mathematical expression and a full musical notation

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