pseudoterminal

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noun

A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require.

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Meanings

nounpseudoterminal (plural pseudoterminals)

plural pseudoterminals

  1. computingA pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require.

Origin

From pseudo- + terminal.

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APA

pseudoterminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoterminal

MLA

“pseudoterminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoterminal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoterminal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoterminal.

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