link-attached terminal
- noun
- Specialized
- The link-attached terminal allows remote access to the network.
Examples
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The new system replaces standalone PCs with link-attached terminals for greater security.
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With a link-attached terminal, employees can log in to the server from different locations.
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Our office uses link-attached terminals to access the central database remotely.
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I need to set up a link-attached terminal for my office.
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Our office uses link-attached terminals to access the central database remotely.
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With a link-attached terminal, employees can log in to the server from different locations.
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The new system replaces standalone PCs with link-attached terminals for greater security.
Synonyms
28
5.7
A device with a screen and keyboard for using a computer
1
4.6
A device far from the main computer that collects and sends data
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5.8
A device that lets you use a computer from far away
A computer terminal connected to a system over a network, not directly
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
link-attached + terminal
The phrase is a compositional adjective+noun: 'link-attached' (attached by a link/connection) modifies 'terminal'. A B1 learner who knows 'link' (a connection) and 'attached' (connected) can readily infer it denotes a terminal connected via a data link rather than a local connection. This follows a common cross-linguistic pattern of describing how something is connected, so the meaning is immediately derivable.
Etymology
Link-attached terminal comes from the simple image of a terminal as a small computer device that is attached by a link, like a data cable, to a larger computer. So, it means a terminal that is 'connected to a main computer or network' rather than working alone.