[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

dumb terminal n. a terminal that is one step above a glass tty,
   having a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other
   features normally supported by a smart terminal. once upon a time,
   when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something
   special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart
   terminal.


see also:
glass tty smart terminal 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

dumb terminal
     
         a type of terminal that consists of a keyboard
        and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit
        data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is
        connected.  a dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent
        terminal, has no independent processing capability or
        auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone
        device.
     
        the dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty.  the next step
        up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen
        editing or other features normally supported by an
        intelligent terminal.
     
        once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable
        cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb
        terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
     
        examples?
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-04-14
     
     
see also:
terminal intelligent terminal auxiliary storage glass tty addressable cursor intelligent terminal 
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