hardware A type of
terminal that consists of a keyboard
and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit
data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is
connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an
intelligentterminal, has no independent processing capability or
device.
The dumbest kind of terminal is a
glass tty. The next step
editing or other features normally supported by an
Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable
cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb
terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
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(1995-04-14)