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smart terminal
Last modified: Sunday, September 01, 1996
A terminal that has some processing capabilities, but not as many as an intelligent terminal. Smart terminals have built-in logic for performing simple display operations, such as blinking and boldface. In contrast, a dumb terminal has no processing capabilities at all.