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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A terminal that has no internal microprocessor and thus no processing power independent of its host computer.

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  • noun 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.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[dumb + (smart) terminal.]

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