Glossary


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A type of desktop computer which use low power terminals that connect to a server which does most of the work.

Thin clients are computers that have a minimum of computing power, handling monitor, keyboard, mouse and some local devices. The client connects to a server that has more processing power and runs the programs.  Free Software thin clients systems include the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and the use of X terminals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_terminal