"Ammy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-ammy.ogg [UK] Forms: Ammies [plural]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: Diminutive form of Amstrad with -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ammy (plural Ammies)
  1. (computing, informal) An Amstrad CPC computer. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing, Nicknames

Inflected forms

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