remote terminal
The technician uses a remote terminal to access the central server from a different room.
Noun: A remote terminal is a computer terminal that is not located near the main computer system (the host) but is connected to it via a data communication link, such as a telephone line or network cable. It allows a user to input data to and receive output from the distant computer.
The term is used to describe the hardware setup where a user interacts with a central computer from a separate location. - The programmer accessed the mainframe from a remote terminal in her home office. - Each branch office was equipped with a remote terminal connected to the company's central server.
- In modern contexts, the concept is often encompassed by terms like "remote access," "client workstation," or "thin client," though "remote terminal" specifically implies a device primarily for data entry and display with processing handled by the host.
- The phrase can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe related concepts.
- The system administrator configured the remote terminal access protocols.
- Remote Access: (n.) The general ability to connect to and use a computer system from a distant location.
- Dumb Terminal: (n.) A specific type of remote terminal with no independent processing capability.
- Data Terminal: (n.) A broader term for any device used to send or receive data.
- Distant terminal
- Teleprocessing terminal
- To operate from a remote terminal: To perform work using such a device.
- Engineers can diagnose the network problem while operating from a remote terminal.
The technician uses a remote terminal to access the central server from a different room.
- a terminal connected to a computer by a data link