Terminalbased
Terminal-based software refers to programs that run inside a text-only terminal or console, rather than a graphical user interface. These applications render their interfaces using character cells and rely on terminal control sequences to move the cursor, draw boxes, and color text. Interaction is usually keyboard-driven, though some support mouse input via terminal protocols. Output consists of text and simple graphic elements such as light lines or Unicode symbols.
Historically, early computer systems used teletypewriters and character terminals. The emergence of termcap and later terminfo
Common examples of terminal-based software span multiple domains. Text editors such as Vim and Nano, file managers
Advantages of terminal-based software include low resource requirements, robustness in headless or remote setups, scriptability, and