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Terminal (telecommunication)

Index 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. [1]

10 relations: Communication endpoint, Computer terminal, Data terminal equipment, End system, Fax, Host (network), Node (networking), Telecommunication, Telecommunications link, Telephone.

Communication endpoint

A communication endpoint is a type of communication network node.

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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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Data terminal equipment

Data terminal equipment (DTE) is an end instrument that converts user information into signals or reconverts received signals.

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End system

In networking jargon, the computers that are connected to a computer network are sometimes referred to as end systems.

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Fax

Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device.

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Host (network)

A network host is a computer or other device connected to a computer network.

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Node (networking)

In telecommunications networks, a node (Latin nodus, ‘knot’) is either a redistribution point or a communication endpoint.

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Telecommunication

Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.

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Telecommunications link

In telecommunications a link is a communication channel that connects two or more devices.

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Telephone

A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_(telecommunication)

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