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.

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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.

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