TTY vs Terminal

[Banyan He]

Hi Guys,

Hope this helps.

*TTY* - This term refers to a means of sending data one character at a 
time. The TTY interface is often used by dumb terminals to communicate 
with mainframes.

Regards,

Bob Hentges wrote:
> Hey Arnold,
>
> On 7/24/07, Arnold Pietersen <arnold.pietersen at cecs.org.za> wrote:
>   
>> Is there a difference between using tty and using the terminal?
>>     
>
> "tty" gives you the "name" of the terminal you are working on. So in
> essence and as far as I know, there isn't a difference.
>
> Bob
>   

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