terminal emulator
(redirected from Comm program)terminal emulator
(communications)A program that allows a computer to act like
a (particular brand of) terminal, e.g. a vt-100. The
computer thus appears as a terminal to the host computer and
accepts the same escape sequences for functions such as
cursor positioning and clearing the screen.
xterm is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.
xterm is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.