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dumb terminals

dumb terminals is the plural of dumb terminal.

Meaning of dumb terminal

Noun

dumb terminal (plural dumb terminals)

  1. A computer terminal consisting of a monitor (usually in monochrome) and keyboard, but (unlike a personal computer) having almost no processing capability, used to provide input to and receive output from a remote server, minicomputer, or mainframe.

Questions about dumb terminals

What is dumb terminals the plural of?
Dumb terminals is the plural of dumb terminal.

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