terminal
1. <hardware> An electronic or electromechanical device for entering data
into a computer or a communications system and displaying data received. Early
terminals were called teletypes, later ones VDUs. Typically a terminal
communicates with the computer via a serial line.
2. <electronics> The end of a line where signals are either transmitted
or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made
available to apparatus.
3. <electronics> Apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line.
(1995-10-02)
Nearby terms:
TERMAC « termcap « terminak « terminal » Terminal
Access Controller » terminal adapter » Terminal Adaptor
