Definition of Remote login

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remote login
<networking> A client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal.
rlogin is the BSD Unix program and protocol for this, telnet is an earlier, more widely implemented protocol.
(1999-03-26)

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Remote login Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
remote login
login that allows a user terminal to connect to a host computer via a network or direct telecommunications link, and to interact with that host computer as if the user terminal were directly connected to that host computer. Synonym remote logon.


Remote login Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

WebGuest Web Glossary
Remote login
Using the Telnet protocol to operate a remote computer over the Internet  as if you were on site.

Jensen's Technology Glossary
Remote login
Refers to the capability of a network user to access databases and software on other computers, possibly computers linked on the Internet in remote parts of the globe. (See also Telnet and FTP)

Internetworking Terms
remote login
Operating on a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, as though locally attached. See also: Telnet.

INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0
REMOTE LOGIN
It is possible to login to a remote computer by using an application program based on TELNET-a terminal emulation protocol made for this purpose.The user can enter commands on a keyboard and access files etc. On a remote computer that may be located anywhere in the world.


Remote login Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

hEnglish - advanced version
remote login

remote login
a client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal.