screen
1. <hardware> A generic term for a display device that shows text and/or
images on a roughly flat rectangular surface. The most common type is usually
refered to as a "monitor" and is based on a cathode-ray tube, though flat panel
displays have, since around 2000, become increasingly competitive in price and
performance.
(2005-07-28)
2. A screen multiplexer utility which lets you run multiple interactive terminal
sessions (and curses programs) through a single terminal connection (on one
virtual console, one terminal, through one modem link, telnet session or xterm).
Screen can detach processes from one terminal and attach them to another.
"Auto-detach" lets you continue working after being disconnected and
reconnected. It supports keyboard driven cut and paste from any text and/or
curses application (like Lynx) to any other (like xemacs).
Screen comes with many Linux distributions and is available (free) on many other
Unix platforms.
(2005-07-29)
Nearby terms:
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screen » screen blanker » Screen Peace » screen
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