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Definition: 3270 emulator


A plug-in board that turns a desktop computer into an IBM mainframe terminal. The first 3270 emulator was the IRMA board from Digital Communications Associates. The board is sometimes called a "coax adapter" because of its coaxial cable connection to the IBM terminal controller. See terminal emulation and IRMA board.