dumb terminal

[¦dəm ′term·ən·əl] (computer science) A computer input/output device that lacks the capability to process or format data, and is thus entirely dependent on the main computer for these activities.

dumb terminal

(hardware)A type of terminal that consists of a keyboardand a display screen that can be used to enter and transmitdata to, or display data from, a computer to which it isconnected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability orauxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alonedevice.

The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next stepup has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screenediting or other features normally supported by anintelligent terminal.

Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressablecursors were something special, what is now called a dumbterminal could pass for a smart terminal.

dumb terminal

A display terminal that provides keyboard input and screen output and no data processing capability. Dumb terminals flourished in the days of minicomputers and mainframes. See smart terminal, 3270 and VT100.

dumb terminal

terminal

[ter´mĭ-nal] 1. forming or pertaining to an end.2. a termination, end, or extremity, especially a nerve ending.3. an input-output device that communicates with a computer and includes parts such as a keyboard and a printer.dedicated terminal a terminal reserved for just one type of computer application.dumb terminal a computer terminal capable both as an input device, sending data keyed in on the terminal keyboard, and as an output device, displaying data on a screen or printing it on paper. See also intelligent terminal.intelligent terminal a computer terminal, or a microcomputer functioning as a terminal, that can process data files stored on mass storage devices (usually floppy disks). Such files may be either output files received from the host computer or input (command) files sent to the host computer. See also dumb terminal.point of care terminal a computer terminal that serves as an input device to allow health professionals to enter data at the patient's bedside.

单词	dumb terminal
释义	dumb terminal dumb terminal n. A terminal that has no internal microprocessor and thus no processing power independent of its host computer. [dumb + (smart) terminal.] dumb terminal dumb terminal [¦dəm ′term·ən·əl] (computer science) A computer input/output device that lacks the capability to process or format data, and is thus entirely dependent on the main computer for these activities. dumb terminal (hardware)A type of terminal that consists of a keyboardand a display screen that can be used to enter and transmitdata to, or display data from, a computer to which it isconnected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability orauxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alonedevice. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next stepup has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screenediting or other features normally supported by anintelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressablecursors were something special, what is now called a dumbterminal could pass for a smart terminal. dumb terminal A display terminal that provides keyboard input and screen output and no data processing capability. Dumb terminals flourished in the days of minicomputers and mainframes. See smart terminal, 3270 and VT100. dumb terminal terminal [ter´mĭ-nal] 1. forming or pertaining to an end.2. a termination, end, or extremity, especially a nerve ending.3. an input-output device that communicates with a computer and includes parts such as a keyboard and a printer.dedicated terminal a terminal reserved for just one type of computer application.dumb terminal a computer terminal capable both as an input device, sending data keyed in on the terminal keyboard, and as an output device, displaying data on a screen or printing it on paper. See also intelligent terminal.intelligent terminal a computer terminal, or a microcomputer functioning as a terminal, that can process data files stored on mass storage devices (usually floppy disks). Such files may be either output files received from the host computer or input (command) files sent to the host computer. See also dumb terminal.point of care terminal a computer terminal that serves as an input device to allow health professionals to enter data at the patient's bedside. LegalSeeDumbFinancialSeeterminal
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