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term type. definition
Terminal Access Controller . (TAC) A device which connects {terminals} to the {Internet}, usually using dial-up {modem} connections and the {TACACS} {protocol}. (1997-11-27)
terminal adapter . {Terminal Adaptor}
Terminal Adaptor . (TA) Equipment used to adapt {Integrated Services Digital Network} (ISDN) {Basic Rate Interface} (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as {EIA-232} and {V.35}. A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a {modem}, either as a {stand-alone} unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a {router} or {PBX}). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a {modem}; it replaces it. [ISDN {FAQ}]. (1994-10-03)
terminal brain death . The extreme form of {terminal illness}. What someone who has obviously been hacking continuously for far too long is said to be suffering from. [{Jargon File}]
terminal emulation . What a {terminal emulator} does.
terminal emulator . 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 sequence}s for functions such as cursor positioning and clearing the screen. {xterm} is a terminal emulator for the {X Window System}. (1995-02-16)
terminal illness . {raster burn}
terminal junkie . (UK) A {wannabee} or early {larval stage} hacker who spends most of his or her time wandering the directory tree and writing {noddy} programs just to get a fix of computer time. Variants include "terminal jockey", "console junkie", and {console jockey}. The term "console jockey" seems to imply more expertise than the other three (possibly because of the exalted status of the {console} relative to an ordinary terminal). See also {twink}, {read-only user}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-16)
terminal node . {leaf}
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