Smart terminal
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In computing
, smart terminal can mean either:
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
, smart terminal can mean either:
- A thin clientThin clientA thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...
with local data processing capacity - A computer terminalComputer terminalA computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that is used for entering data into, and displaying data from, a computer or a computing system...
that has capabilities for cursor positioning, or other display formatting capabilities beyond a text-mode teleprinter