dumb terminal

English

Noun

dumb terminal (plural dumb terminals)

1. (computing) A computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote server, minicomputer, or mainframe.

Related terms

• computer terminal
• thin client

Translations

computer terminal consisting of a monitor and keyboard

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 啞終端／哑终端 (zh) (yā zhōngduān), 非智能終端／非智能终端 (fēizhìnéng zhōngduān)

• Japanese: 簡易端末 (kan'i tanmatsu), ダム端末 (damu tanmatsu), ダムターミナル (damu tāminaru)
• Thai: เครื่องปลายทางใบ้ (krʉ̂ʉang-bplaai-taang-bâi)