Smart terminal
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In computing, smart terminal can mean either:
- A thin client with local data processing capacity
- A computer terminal that has capabilities for cursor positioning, or other display formatting capabilities beyond a text-mode teleprinter
- A block-oriented terminal which typically offloads form or panel editing from a mainframe computer
In payments, a smart terminal is a piece of mobile hardware, used as a payment terminal, which supports various payment methods such as magnetic stripe, NFC, EMV, QR Codes, Bluetooth, credit card imprints, and more. [1]
- ^ "Poynt - The Smart Terminal". Retrieved 3 December 2014.