telnet

n. protocol which simulates a terminal for connecting to a computer through the Internet or a telephone line (Computers)

TELNET (TELecommunication NETwork) is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area network (LAN) connections. It was developed in 1969 beginning with RFC 15 and standardized as IETF STD 8, one of the first Internet standards.The term telnet also refers to software which implements the client part of the protocol. TELNET clients have been available on most Unix systems for many years and are available for virtually all platforms. Most network equipment and OSs with a TCP/IP stack support some kind of TELNET service server for their remote configuration (including ones based on Windows NT). Recently, Secure Shell has begun to dominate remote access for Unix-based machines.
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n. telnet, protocol which simulates a terminal for connecting to a computer through the Internet or a telephone line

n. telnet, protocol which simulates a terminal for connecting to a computer through the Internet or a telephone line (Computers)

The TCP/IP standard network virtual terminal protocol that is used for remote terminal connection service and that allows a user at one site to interact with systems at other sites as if that user terminal were directly connected to computers at those sites.