input-output device allowing a user to communicate directly with a computer. A terminal must have a keyboard so that the user can type in instructions and input data and a means of displaying output, such as a crt screen or a typewriter. This type is called a dumb terminal. When a terminal includes a microprocessor, or when it is actually a microcomputer, it can perform certain operations independent of the control processing unit .This type is known as an intelligent or a smart terminal
- spoint of entry in a data communications network. Electronic funds transfer terminal devices are Automated Teller Machines, teller terminals, retail point-of-sale terminals personal computers in home banking, and touch-tone telephones in automatic telephone bill payment. Sometimes referred to as an electronic window in corporate cash management. See also platform automation; treasury workstation
- authorization device that approves transactions charged to bank credit cards, deposit accounts, retail private label accounts, or travel and entertainment cards. Most of these are inexpensive devices that automatically dial a central computer to obtain authorization, hence the name dial-up terminal. See also authorization code.
device that allows a user to communicate directly with a computer. A terminal must have a keyboard so that the user can type in instructions and input data, and a means of displaying output, such as a monitor or a printer. When a terminal cannot be used by itself as a computer, it is called a dumb terminal.
an input-output device consisting of a screen and keyboard for communicating with a computer.
The earliest terminals were teletype machines. Today, personal computers are sometimes used as terminals on larger computers.
