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Definition: terminal window
(1) In a remote control operation, a terminal window displays the screen of the remote machine it is controlling. See remote control software.
(2) For local or remote execution of a program, it is a window in a graphical interface that is used to display a command line. For example, in Unix/Linux environments, the terminal window is widely used by developers to perform myriad maintenance operations in local and remote computers; the same way the DOS command line is used in Windows. See command line.
A Mac Terminal Window for Local Execution
Terminal Windows for Remote Execution
(2) For local or remote execution of a program, it is a window in a graphical interface that is used to display a command line. For example, in Unix/Linux environments, the terminal window is widely used by developers to perform myriad maintenance operations in local and remote computers; the same way the DOS command line is used in Windows. See command line.
This terminal window on the Mac presents the Unix command line. Note the Microsoft Windows XP.pvs file. PVS is a Parallels configuration file, and Windows XP is running in the Parallels virtual machine monitor in this Mac. See bash shell.
The two X Window "xterm" windows (top and bottom) display output from applications in two remote servers. They emulate input/output terminals and provide command lines for launching apps. (Screenshot courtesy of Peter Hermsen.)