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70 relations: Application programming interface, Arrow keys, Berkeley r-commands, Berkeley Software Distribution, Block-oriented terminal, C0 and C1 control codes, Carriage return, Computer keyboard, Computer terminal, Control character, Curses (programming library), Delete key, Dial-up Internet access, Echo (computing), End key, End-of-Transmission-Block character, Environment variable, Escape sequence, Event (computing), File descriptor, Flow control (data), Function key, Getty (Unix), GNOME Terminal, GNU Screen, Help key, Home key, Init, Insert key, Ioctl, Job control (Unix), Konsole, Launchd, Linux, MacOS, Modem, Ncurses, Open (system call), Page Up and Page Down keys, POSIX, Printer (computing), Process (computing), Pseudoterminal, Read (system call), Reverse video, Secure Shell, Serial port, Signal (IPC), Single UNIX Specification, Stephen R. Bourne, ..., STREAMS, Substitute character, Symbol rate, Synchronous Idle, Teleprinter, Termcap, Terminal (macOS), Terminal (telecommunication), Terminal emulator, Terminfo, Text-based user interface, The Open Group, UNIX System III, UNIX System V, Version 7 Unix, Video card, Virtual terminal, Write (system call), Xterm, 8-bit clean. Expand index (20 more) »
Application programming interface
In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software.
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Arrow keys
Arrow keys or cursor movement keys are buttons on a computer keyboard that are either programmed or designated to move the cursor in a specified direction.
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Berkeley r-commands
The Berkeley r-commands are a suite of computer programs designed to enable users of one Unix system to log in or issue commands to another Unix computer via TCP/IP computer network.
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Berkeley Software Distribution
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) was a Unix operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 to 1995.
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Block-oriented terminal
A block-oriented terminal or block mode terminal is a type of computer terminal that communicates with its host in blocks of data, as opposed to a character-oriented terminal that communicates with its host one character at a time.
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C0 and C1 control codes
The C0 and C1 control code or control character sets define control codes for use in text by computer systems that use the ISO/IEC 2022 system of specifying control and graphic characters.
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Carriage return
A carriage return, sometimes known as a cartridge return and often shortened to CR, or return, is a control character or mechanism used to reset a device's position to the beginning of a line of text.
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Computer keyboard
In computing, a computer keyboard is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.
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Computer terminal
A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that is used for entering data into, and displaying or printing data from, a computer or a computing system.
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Control character
In computing and telecommunication, a control character or non-printing character is a code point (a number) in a character set, that does not represent a written symbol.
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Curses (programming library)
curses is a terminal control library for Unix-like systems, enabling the construction of text user interface (TUI) applications.
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Delete key
The delete key is a key on most computer keyboards which typically is used to delete either (in text mode) the character ahead of or beneath the cursor, or (in GUI mode) the currently-selected object.
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Dial-up Internet access
Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telephone line.
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Echo (computing)
In computer telecommunications, echo is the display or return of sent data at or to the sending end of a transmission.
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End key
The key is a key commonly found on desktop and laptop keyboards.
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End-of-Transmission-Block character
In the C0 control code set used in ASCII, ETB is a short name for the End-of-Transmission-Block character (code 23, or 0x17, or ^W in caret notation).
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Environment variable
An environment variable is a dynamic-named value that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer.
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Escape sequence
An escape sequence is a series of characters used to change the state of computers and their attached peripheral devices, rather than to be displayed or printed as regular data bytes would be.
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Event (computing)
In computing, an event is an action or occurrence recognized by software, often originating asynchronously from the external environment, that may be handled by the software.
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File descriptor
In Unix and related computer operating systems, a file descriptor (FD, less frequently fildes) is an abstract indicator (handle) used to access a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket.
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Flow control (data)
In data communications, flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver.
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Function key
A function key is a key on a computer or terminal keyboard which can be programmed so as to cause an operating system command interpreter or application program to perform certain actions, a form of soft key.
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Getty (Unix)
getty, short for "get tty", is a Unix program running on a host computer that manages physical or virtual terminals (TTYs).
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GNOME Terminal
GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others.
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GNU Screen
GNU Screen is a terminal multiplexer, a software application that can be used to multiplex several virtual consoles, allowing a user to access multiple separate login sessions inside a single terminal window, or detach and reattach sessions from a terminal.
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Help key
A Help key, found in the shape of a dedicated key explicitly labeled, or as another key, typically one of the function keys, on a computer keyboard, is a key which, when pressed, produces information on the screen/display to aid the user in his/her current task, such as using a specific function in an application program.
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Home key
The key is commonly found on desktop and laptop keyboards.
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Init
In Unix-based computer operating systems, init (short for initialization) is the first process started during booting of the computer system.
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Insert key
The Insert key (often abbreviated Ins) is a key commonly found on computer keyboards.
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Ioctl
In computing, ioctl (an abbreviation of input/output control) is a system call for device-specific input/output operations and other operations which cannot be expressed by regular system calls.
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Job control (Unix)
In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, job control refers to control of jobs by a shell, especially interactively, where a "job" is a shell's representation for a process group.
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Konsole
Konsole is a free and open-source terminal emulator which is part of KDE Applications.
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Launchd
In computing, launchd, a unified service-management framework, starts, stops and manages daemons, applications, processes, and scripts in macOS.
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Linux
Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.
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MacOS
macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.
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Modem
A modem (modulator–demodulator) is a network hardware device that modulates one or more carrier wave signals to encode digital information for transmission and demodulates signals to decode the transmitted information.
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Ncurses
ncurses (new curses) is a programming library providing an application programming interface (API) that allows the programmer to write text-based user interfaces in a terminal-independent manner.
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Open (system call)
For most file systems, a program initializes access to a file in a file system using the open system call.
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Page Up and Page Down keys
The Page Up and Page Down keys (sometimes abbreviated as PgUp and PgDn) are two keys commonly found on computer keyboards.
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POSIX
The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems.
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Printer (computing)
In computing, a printer is a peripheral device which makes a persistent human-readable representation of graphics or text on paper.
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Process (computing)
In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed.
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Pseudoterminal
In some operating systems, including Unix, a pseudoterminal, pseudotty, or PTY is a pair of pseudo-devices, one of which, the slave, emulates a real text terminal device, the other of which, the master, provides the means by which a terminal emulator process controls the slave.
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Read (system call)
In modern POSIX compliant operating systems, a program that needs to access data from a file stored in a file system uses the read system call.
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Reverse video
Reverse video (or invert video or inverse video or reverse screen) is a computer display technique whereby the background and text color values are inverted.
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Secure Shell
Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network.
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Serial port
In computing, a serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time (in contrast to a parallel port).
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Signal (IPC)
Signals are a limited form of inter-process communication (IPC), typically used in Unix, Unix-like, and other POSIX-compliant operating systems.
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Single UNIX Specification
The Single UNIX Specification (SUS) is the collective name of a family of standards for computer operating systems, compliance with which is required to qualify for using the "UNIX" trademark.
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Stephen R. Bourne
Stephen Richard "Steve" Bourne (born 7 January 1944) is a computer scientist, originally from the United Kingdom and based in the United States for most of his career.
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STREAMS
In computer networking, STREAMS is the native framework in Unix System V for implementing character device drivers, network protocols, and inter-process communication.
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Substitute character
A substitute character (␚) is a control character that is used in the place of a character that is recognized to be invalid or erroneous, or that cannot be represented on a given device.
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Symbol rate
In digital communications, symbol rate, also known as baud rate and modulation rate, is the number of symbol changes, waveform changes, or signaling events, across the transmission medium per time unit using a digitally modulated signal or a line code.
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Synchronous Idle
Synchronous Idle (SYN) is the ASCII control character 22 (0x16), represented as ^V in caret notation.
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Teleprinter
A teleprinter (teletypewriter, Teletype or TTY) is an electromechanical typewriter that can be used to send and receive typed messages through various communications channels, in both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint configurations.
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Termcap
Termcap (terminal capability) is a software library and database used on Unix-like computers.
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Terminal (macOS)
Terminal (Terminal.app) is the terminal emulator included in the macOS operating system by Apple.
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Terminal (telecommunication)
In the context of telecommunications, a terminal is a device which ends a telecommunications link and is the point at which a signal enters and/or leaves a network.
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Terminal emulator
A terminal emulator, terminal application, or term, is a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture.
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Terminfo
Terminfo is a library and database that enables programs to use display terminals in a device-independent manner.
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Text-based user interface
Text-based user interface (TUI), also called textual user interface or terminal user interface, is a retronym coined sometime after the invention of graphical user interfaces.
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The Open Group
The Open Group is an industry consortium that seeks to "enable the achievement of business objectives" by developing "open, vendor-neutral technology standards and certifications".
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UNIX System III
UNIX System III (or System 3) is a discontinued version of the Unix operating system released by AT&T's Unix Support Group (USG).
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UNIX System V
UNIX System V (pronounced: "System Five") is one of the first commercial versions of the Unix operating system.
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Version 7 Unix
Seventh Edition Unix, also called Version 7 Unix, Version 7 or just V7, was an important early release of the Unix operating system.
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Video card
A video card (also called a display card, graphics card, display adapter or graphics adapter) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display (such as a computer monitor).
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Virtual terminal
In open systems, a virtual terminal (VT) is an application service that.
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Write (system call)
The write is one of the most basic routines provided by a Unix-like operating system kernel.
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Xterm
In computing, xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System.
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8-bit clean
8-bit clean describes a computer system that correctly handles 8-bit character encodings, such as the ISO 8859 series and the UTF-8 encoding of Unicode.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_terminal_interface
