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)