In computing, xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. A user can have many different invocations of xterm running at once on the same display, each of which provides independent input/output for the process running in it (normally the process is a Unix shell).

What does xterm mean in Linux?

xterm is the standard terminal emulator of the X Window System, providing a command-line interface within a window. Several instances of xterm can run at the same time within the same display, each one providing input and output for a shell or another process.

What is xterm Ubuntu?

DESCRIPTION. The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102/VT220 and selected features from higher-level terminals such as VT320/VT420/VT520 (VTxxx). It also provides Tektronix 4014 emulation for programs that cannot use the window system directly.