| A technique in which a computer acts like a type of terminal other than its own by using special software to communicate with another computer, such as a mainframe. For example, if you have a PC that needs a specific kind of dumb terminal to interact with a specific mainframe, terminal emulation can allow the computer to emulate the needed type of terminal, letting it communicate successfully with the mainframe. Terminal emulation often is used to connect to bulletin board systems and generally is a text-only means of interaction with the other computer. |
