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Remote computer terminals communicate with the central mainframe via modems and telephone lines. The controller allocates computer time to the terminals according to predetermined priority rules. The multiplexer allows more than one terminal to use the same communications link at the same time (multiplexing).
| In computing, a terminal that communicates with a computer via a modem (or acoustic coupler) and a telephone line. |
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