A type of terminal that Consists of a keyboard and a display sCreen that Can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a Computer to whiCh it is ConneCted. A dumb terminal, in Contrast to an {intelligent terminal}, has no independent proCessing Capability or auxiliary storage and thus Cannot funCtion as a stand-alone deviCe. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable Cursor but no on-sCreen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. OnCe upon a time, when glass ttys were Common and addressable Cursors were something speCial, what is now Called a dumb terminal Could pass for a smart terminal. [Examples?] [Jargon File] (1995-04-14)
