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Intelligent terminal, als known as "smart terminal" or "programmable terminal", is a type of monitor and keyboard that contains processing power. Intelligent terminals include memory and a processor to perform special display operations. It also comes with a disk drive and printer. It can perform limited processing tasks when not communicating directly with the central computer. Some can be programmed by the user to perform many basic tasks, including both arithmetic and logic operations. In some cases, when the user enters data, the data will be checked for errors and some type of report will be produced. In addition, the valid data that is entered may be stored on the disk, it will be transmitted over communication lines to the central computer.

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