terminalid
Terminalid is a general term used to denote a unique identifier assigned to a terminal interface or session within a computing environment. It is used to distinguish concurrent input and output channels, track activity, and associate actions with a specific terminal or session.
In Unix-like systems, the concept manifests as the controlling terminal of a process, commonly represented by
In networked contexts, terminal IDs are used by server processes to apply per-terminal policies, isolate session
Because there is no universal standard called "terminalid", implementations differ; in many contexts the more precise