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intelligent terminal

In computing, a terminal with its own processor that can take some of the processing load away from the main computer. The amount of processing done by the terminal varies. It may be concerned mainly with formatting the input and output data exchanged with the main computer, as on a thin client, or it may be more extensive, as when a personal computer is used as a terminal.



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com JAOtech, a designer and manufacturer of embedded smart terminals, has added a hybrid RFID tag / smart card reader as an option to its bedside Smart Terminals used in hospital wards.
These are: the proliferation of personal computers and smart terminals in both the office and the home; the diminishing costs of communications transmissions through satellites, fiber optics and microwave links; and the increasing use of electronic typewriters, word processors and personal computer terminals that implicitly capture created textural material in coded form.
Holy Name hospital of Teaneck, New Jersey has selected JAOtech Smart Terminals for its second generation bedside entertainment and communication system.
 
 
 
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