Cosa (chi) è X terminal - definizione

COMPUTING DEVICE

X Term; X-Term; X-term; X term

X terminal

<hardware> An intelligent terminal which operates as an {X server} directly connected to Ethernet. Not to be confused with the program xterm which is an {X client}. (1996-08-23)

terminal emulator

PROGRAM THAT EMULATES A VIDEO TERMINAL

Terminal program; Comm program; Term program; Terminal emulation; Termainal emulator; Console window; Terminal Emulator; Comunications terminal program; Terminal software; GUI terminal; Term (computers); Terminal window; Telemate

<communications> A program that allows a computer to act like a (particular brand of) terminal, e.g. a vt-100. The computer thus appears as a terminal to the host computer and accepts the same escape sequences for functions such as cursor positioning and clearing the screen. xterm is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. (1995-02-16)

Terminal (electronics)

CONNECTION POINT IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS

Pole (electrical circuits); Positive terminal; Negative terminal; Pole (electrical terminal)

A terminal is the point at which a conductor from a component, device or network comes to an end. Terminal may also refer to an electrical connector at this endpoint, acting as the reusable interface to a conductor and creating a point where external circuits can be connected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_(electronics)

Wikipedia

X terminal

In computing, an X terminal is a display/input terminal for X Window System client applications. X terminals enjoyed a period of popularity in the early 1990s when they offered a lower total cost of ownership alternative to a full Unix workstation.

An X terminal runs an 'X server'. In X, the usage of "client" and "server" is from the viewpoint of the programs: the X server supplies a screen, keyboard, mouse and touchscreen to client applications. This connects to an X display manager (introduced in X11R3) running on a central machine, using XDMCP (X Display Manager Control Protocol, introduced in X11R4).

Thin clients have somewhat supplanted X terminals in that they are equipped with added flash memory and software for communication with remote desktop protocols.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X terminal