What Is a Terminal Client?
A terminal client is the endpoint a user actually touches: it displays the session, captures keyboard and mouse input, and carries that input to a remote host — typically a server, VDI broker, or application server. The term covers two things that are often confused. A software terminal client (an RDP client, an ICA/HDX client, a browser-based client, or a serial terminal emulator) is the application that speaks the protocol. A hardware terminal client — the classic "thin client" — is the compact, low-maintenance computer that
